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Author: Johan Huttenga (@johanhuttenga), Olivier Rossi
Version: 0.1.0.0
Function: Run this script as an elevated scheduled task, every 15-30 minutes. This will query any vCenters connected to Veeam Backup & Replication for virtual machine and attribute data. This is compared with the contents of existing VBR jobs, and new VMs will be added automatically, or a new job is created depending on job size constraints.
VMware Attributes are used. You should create a custom attribute in vCenter called 'VRA_Backup' ($VBRViPolicyAttribute ) and the value 'yes'. VBR Templates jobs are used. You should create a template job named 'Daily_Backup_7i_Template' ($VBRViPolicyTemplate).
The script queries VMware and Veeam Backup & Replication for virtual machines and job objects:
- If a job has a vm that no longer exists in vCenter it is removed.
- If a vm with the correct attribute is newly found it is put in the appropriate job.
Removal is pretty straightforward. Adding a vm to a job has the following constraints: whether the job is running, whether the max job size has been reach or whether the maximum object count has been reached. If a maximum has been reached and a template is found a new job is created.
Requires: Script supports VMware vSphere only and requires Veeam Backup & Replication v9.5. These scripts all run in a different user space associated with the Veeam service account, which means certain defaults have to be set correctly. To allow successful connectivity this script sets PowerCLI to ignore invalid SSL certificates in this user space. If there are other defaults that need to be set in this user space be sure to address this as well.
Usage: Add BR-UpdateJobByAttribute as an elevated scheduled task on the Veeam server set to repeat every 15-30 minutes.