Windows Server Backup

This reference provides cmdlet descriptions and syntax for all Windows Server Backup cmdlets. It lists the cmdlets in alphabetical order based on the verb at the beginning of the cmdlet.

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Add-WBBackup Target

Adds a backup target to a backup policy.

Add-WBBare Metal Recovery

Adds items to a backup policy so that backups that use the policy can perform bare metal recoveries.

Add-WBFile Spec

Adds a backup file specification to a backup policy.

Add-WBSystem State

Adds the system state components to the backup policy.

Add-WBVirtual Machine

Adds a list of virtual machines to the backup policy.

Add-WBVolume

Adds the list of source volumes to the backup policy.

Get-WBBackup Set

Gets backups for a server from a location that you specify.

Get-WBBackup Target

Gets backup storage locations that you specified as part of a backup policy.

Get-WBBackup Volume Browse Path

Mounts a volume inside a backup so that you can browse the files on the volume.

Get-WBBare Metal Recovery

Gets a Boolean value that indicates whether or not a backup policy can perform bare metal recoveries from backups.

Get-WBDisk

Gets a list of internal and external disks that are online for the local computer.

Get-WBFile Spec

Gets the list of backup file specifications associated with a backup policy.

Get-WBJob

Gets the current backup operation.

Get-WBPerformance Configuration

Gets the current volume backup performance settings.

Get-WBPolicy

Gets the current backup policy for the computer.

Get-WBSchedule

Gets the current schedule for backups.

Get-WBSummary

Gets the history of backup operations on the computer.

Get-WBSystem State

Gets a Boolean value that indicates whether system state recovery was added to the backup policy.

Get-WBVirtual Machine

Gets all virtual machines and components from the backup policy.

Get-WBVolume

Gets a list of volumes.

Get-WBVss Backup Option

Gets a VSS setting from the backup policy.

New-WBBackup Target

Creates a backup target object.

New-WBFile Spec

Creates a backup file specification.

New-WBPolicy

Creates a backup policy object.

Remove-WBBackup Set

Removes backups from a target catalog, a system catalog, or both.

Remove-WBBackup Target

Removes backup storage locations from a backup policy.

Remove-WBBare Metal Recovery

Removes a request to include items that implement bare metal recovery from the current backup policy.

Remove-WBCatalog

Removes the backup catalog from the local computer.

Remove-WBFile Spec

Removes a backup file specification from a backup policy.

Remove-WBPolicy

Removes the backup policy.

Remove-WBSystem State

Removes the system state components from the backup policy.

Remove-WBVirtual Machine

Removes the list of virtual machines from the backup policy.

Remove-WBVolume

Removes the volume from the backup policy.

Restore-WBCatalog

Restores a backup catalog for the local computer from a storage location.

Resume-WBBackup

Resumes a backup operation to a removable device after you add media to the device.

Resume-WBVolume Recovery

Resumes a volume recovery operation from a removable device and specific media.

Set-WBPerformance Configuration

Sets the current volume backup performance settings.

Set-WBPolicy

Sets the backup policy for scheduled backups.

Set-WBSchedule

Sets the current schedule for backups.

Set-WBVss Backup Option

Sets a value that determines the VSS setting in the backup policy.

Start-WBApplication Recovery

Starts an application recovery operation.

Start-WBBackup

Starts a one-time backup operation.

Start-WBFile Recovery

Starts a file recovery operation.

Start-WBHyper VRecovery

Starts recovery of a Hyper-V Server 2016 virtual machine.

Start-WBSystem State Recovery

Starts a system state recovery operation.

Start-WBVolume Recovery

Starts a volume recovery operation.

Stop-WBJob

Stops the current backup or recovery job.