Veeam 9.5 U4 - Locate Used Space within PowerShell Modules

[stephen.cilesio]

With the upgrade to Veeam 9.5 Update 4, there is a new field within the backup repositories called "Used Space". I currently have a powershell script running to grab the Capacity, Free space but would like to also grab the new "Used space column" to add to my script. I can't seem to find the input needed to add it to a variable.

For example, I've created a variable $backuprepo = Get-VBRBackupRepository and within this i have created other variables such as:

$vbrname = $backuprepo.Name which gives me the name of the repo
$vbrfreespace = $backuprepo.Info.CachedFreeSpace this gets free capacity
$vbrtotalspace = $backuprepo.Info.CachedTotalSpace this gets total capacity

I'd like one for the used space if possible as this calculates the raw backup data.

[stephen.cilesio]

*** UPDATE ****

I know the location of the information which i'm trying to pull which is located a table within SQL.

The location is used_space column in Server [@Name='SQL Server']/[@Name='Database name']/View[@Name='ReportRepositoriesView' and @Schema='dbo']/Data

Just need to know how to pull this and update it with a variable to then add to my script or try and pull (or locate) the same information using veeam powershell commands

[veremin]

Try this unsupported workaround (no guarantees it will work in future):

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Asnp VeeamPSSNapin
$Repository = Get-VBRBackupRepository -name "Name of your repository"
[Veeam.Backup.Core.CbackupRepository]::GetRepositoryStoragesSize($Repository.id)/1GB

Thanks!

[bib_ak]

It's not returning the correct result. In SQL and Veeam software it says 10 TB, powershell says "13498,2316336632". Any other way? I'd hate to work with collecting SQL data just for this purpose...

[veremin]

What kind of repository it is? Might be some specifics related to repository type. Thanks!

[bib_ak]

Cloud Connect.

[jhoughes]

Check out the reply by @chris.arceneaux here:

powershell-f26/veeam-cloud-repository-d ... 63332.html

[bib_ak]

Yes, I've seen that thread. It's pretty much the same.

Total Space GB: 10240
Totale Used GB: 14601.93

I have now used about 6000/10240, not 14602/10240. Really annoying...

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Stephen,

Aside from the workaround mentioned here, there is currently no other way yet to get UsedSpace property.
Nonetheless, we are aware of it and have it noted as a feature request for further releases.

Thanks!
Oleg

[bib_ak]

Well, except querying it from the database directly. But it's ugly, I'll rather wait a while to see if this will be implemented.

[Mildur]

Was there any change to this feature request?
I want to ise powershell to report used space for each backup repository for billing the customers.

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Fabian,

Not yet as the implementation approach is not as straightforward as it might look from the first sight. But we do remember about it.

Best regards,
Oleg

[Mildur]

Ok, thanks Oleg
We will try the restful API. This should get me what I want, i think.

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=110