{"id":178,"date":"2018-03-14T02:12:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T02:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.22\/index.php\/2018\/03\/14\/veeam-free-backup-schedule-script\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T21:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T01:39:35","slug":"veeam-free-backup-schedule-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smegnl.medina.oh.us\/?p=178","title":{"rendered":"Veeam Free Backup Schedule Script"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bellow is a script to get Free Veeam Backup and replication to schedule a VeamZip backup.<\/h1>\n

# Author: Vladimir Eremin
\n# Created Date: 3\/24\/2015
\n# http:\/\/forums.veeam.com\/member31097.html
\n#Edited by Roger Saffle 3\/13\/2018 to update some variables problems and mail sending<\/h6>\n
##################################################################
\n# User Defined Variables
\n##################################################################<\/h6>\n
# Names of VMs to backup separated by comma (Mandatory). For instance, $VMNames = \u201cVM1\u201d,\u201dVM2\u201d
\n$VMNames = “VM_GUEST_TO_BACKUP<\/em>“<\/h6>\n
# Name of vCenter or standalone host VMs to backup reside on (Mandatory)
\n# THIS NEED TO BE THE NAME ON THE VEEAM MACHINE NOT THE NAME IN HYPERV MANAGER
\n$HostName = “VM_HOST”<\/h6>\n
# Directory that VM backups should go to (Mandatory; for instance, C:\\Backup)
\n$Directory = “C:\\Backup”<\/h6>\n
# Desired compression level (Optional; Possible values: 0 – None, 4 – Dedupe-friendly, 5 – Optimal, 6 – High, 9 – Extreme)
\n$CompressionLevel = “5”<\/h6>\n
# Quiesce VM when taking snapshot (Optional; VMware Tools are required; Possible values: $True\/$False)
\n$EnableQuiescence = $True<\/h6>\n
# Protect resulting backup with encryption key (Optional; $True\/$False)
\n$EnableEncryption = $False<\/h6>\n
# Encryption Key (Optional; path to a secure string)
\n$EncryptionKey = “”<\/h6>\n
# Retention settings (Optional; By default, VeeamZIP files are not removed and kept in the specified location for an indefinite period of time.
\n# Possible values: Never , Tonight, TomorrowNight, In3days, In1Week, In2Weeks, In1Month)
\n$Retention = “Never”<\/h6>\n
##################################################################
\n# Notification Settings
\n##################################################################<\/h6>\n
# Enable notification (Optional)
\n$EnableNotification = $True<\/h6>\n
# Email SMTP server
\n$SMTPServer = “SMPT.SERVER”<\/h6>\n
# Email FROM
\n$EmailFrom = “Veeam_BU@domain.com”<\/h6>\n

# Email TO
\n$EmailTo = “admin@domain.com”,”admin2@domain.com”<\/p>\n

# Email subject
\n$EmailSubject = “Subject”<\/h6>\n
##################################################################
\n# Email formatting
\n##################################################################<\/h6>\n
$style = “<style>BODY{font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;}”
\n$style = $style + “TABLE{border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse;}”
\n$style = $style + “TH{border: 1px solid black; background: #dddddd; padding: 5px; }”
\n$style = $style + “TD{border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; }”
\n$style = $style + “<\/style>”<\/h6>\n
##################################################################
\n# End User Defined Variables
\n##################################################################<\/h6>\n
#################### DO NOT MODIFY PAST THIS LINE ################
\nAsnp VeeamPSSnapin<\/h6>\n
$Server = Get-VBRServer -name $HostName
\n$MesssagyBody = @()<\/h6>\n
# CHANGE $VM= VALUE BELLOW Find-VBRHvEntity FOR HYPERV OR Find-VBRViEntity FOR VMWARE<\/span><\/h6>\n
foreach ($VMName in $VMNames)
\n{
\n$VM = Find-VBRHvEntity<\/span> -Name $VMName -Server $Server<\/p>\n

If ($EnableEncryption)
\n{
\n$EncryptionKey = Add-VBREncryptionKey -Password (cat $EncryptionKey | ConvertTo-SecureString)
\n$ZIPSession = Start-VBRZip -Entity $VM -Folder $Directory -Compression $CompressionLevel -DisableQuiesce:(!$EnableQuiescence) -AutoDelete $Retention -EncryptionKey $EncryptionKey
\n}<\/p>\n

Else
\n{
\n$ZIPSession = Start-VBRZip -Entity $VM -Folder $Directory -Compression $CompressionLevel -DisableQuiesce:(!$EnableQuiescence) -AutoDelete $Retention
\n}<\/p>\n

If ($EnableNotification)
\n{
\n$TaskSessions = $ZIPSession.GetTaskSessions().logger.getlog().updatedrecords
\n$FailedSessions = $TaskSessions | where {$_.status -eq “EWarning” -or $_.Status -eq “EFailed”}<\/p>\n

if ($FailedSessions -ne $Null)
\n{
\n$MesssagyBody = ($ZIPSession | Select-Object @{n=”Name”;e={($_.name).Substring(0, $_.name.LastIndexOf(“(“))}} ,@{n=”Start Time”;e={$_.CreationTime}},@{n=”End Time”;e={$_.EndTime}},Result,@{n=”Details”;e={$FailedSessions.Title}})
\n}<\/p>\n

Else
\n{
\n$MesssagyBody = $MesssagyBody + ($ZIPSession | Select-Object @{n=”Name”;e={($_.name).Substring(0, $_.name.LastIndexOf(“(“))}} ,@{n=”Start Time”;e={$_.CreationTime}},@{n=”End Time”;e={$_.EndTime}},Result,@{n=”Details”;e={($TaskSessions | sort creationtime -Descending | select -first 1).Title}})
\n}<\/p>\n

}
\n}
\nIf ($EnableNotification)
\n{
\n$body = $MesssagyBody | Out-String
\nSend-MailMessage -from $EmailFrom -To $EmailTo  -Subject $EmailSubject -smtpServer $SMTPServer -Body $Body<\/h6>\n

}<\/h6>\n
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