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Rapid Recovery 6.7 - Commands and Scripting Reference Guide

Introduction to Rapid Recovery Command Line Management utility PowerShell module
Prerequisites for using PowerShell Working with commands and cmdlets Rapid Recovery PowerShell module cmdlets
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Localization Qualifiers
Scripting

New-EncryptionKey

The New-EncryptionKey command lets you create a new encryption key for securing your Rapid Recovery backed up data.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

New-EncryptionKey -core [host name] -user [login] -password [password] -name [encryption key name] -passphrase [pas
    sphrase] -comment [comment]

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the New-EncryptionKey command:

Table 123: New-EncryptionKey command options
Option Description
-?
Display this help message.
-core
Optional. Remote Core host machine IP address (with an optional port number). By default the connection is made to the Core installed on the local machine.
-user
Optional. User name for the remote Core host machine. If you specify a user name, you also have to provide a password.

If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used.

-password
Optional. Password to the remote Core host machine. If you specify a password, you also have to provide a log on.

If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used.

-name
The name of the encryption key that you want to create.
-passphrase
The passphrase to the encryption key that you want to create.
-comment
Optional. The description of the encryption key.

Example:

Create an encryption key on the local Core:

>New-EncryptionKey –name EncryptionKey1 -passphrase 123456

New-EsxiVirtualStandby

The New-EsxiVirtualStandby PowerShell command lets you create a new ESXi virtual standby machine using Rapid Recovery.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

New-EsxiVirtualStandby -core [host name] -user [login] -password [password] -protectedserver [name | IP address] -volumes [volumes names] -vmname [virtual machine name] -hostname [virtual host name] -hostport [virtual host port number] -hostusername [virtual host login] -hostpassword [virtual host password] [-ram [total megabytes] | -usesourceram] -diskprovisioning [thin | thick] -diskmapping [automatic | manual | withvm] -initialexport

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the New-EsxiVirtualStandby command:

Table 124: New-EsxiVirtualStandby command options
Option Description
-?
Display this help message.
-core
Optional. Remote Core host machine IP address (with an optional port number). By default the connection is made to the Core installed on the local machine.
-user
Optional. User name for the remote Core host machine. If you specify a user name, you also have to provide a password.

If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used.

-password
Optional. Password to the remote Core host machine. If you specify a password, you also have to provide a log on.

If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used.

-protectedserver
Show jobs for a specific protected machine, indicated by IP address.
-volumes
Optional. List the volume names you want to export. If not specified, all volumes in the recovery point(s) are exported. Values must be enclosed in double quotes and separated by space; for example, "c:", "d:".
Note: Do not use trailing slashes in volume names.
-vmname
The Microsoft Windows name of the virtual machine.
-hostname
The name of the virtual server host.
-hostport
The port number to use for communicating with the virtual server.
-hostusername
The user name for logging in to the virtual server host.
-hostpassword
The password for logging in to the virtual server host.
-ram
Allocate a specific amount of RAM on the virtual server.
-usesourceram
Optional. Allocate the same amount of RAM on the virtual server that the source protected machine has.
-diskprovisioning
Optional. The amount of disk space to allocate on the virtual machine. Available values include:
  • Thick - Specify 'thick' to make the virtual disk as large as the original drive on the protected server.
  • Thin - Specify 'thin' to allocate the amount of actual disk space occupied on the original drive plus some additional megabytes.
The default disk provisioning is 'thin'.
-diskmappinjg
Optional. It determines how to map the disks from the recovery point to the virtual machine. Available values include:
  • 'auto'
  • 'manual'
  • 'withvm'
The default setting is 'auto'.
-initialexport
Optional. Specify this option if you need to start an initial on-demand virtual machine export after configuring the virtual standby.

Example:

Create a new ESXi virtual standby:

>New-EsxiVirtualStandby -protectedserver 10.10.10.4 -vmname ExportedMachine -hostname 10.10.10.127 -hostport 443 -hostusername root -hostpassword pass123 -usesourceram -diskprovisioning thin -diskmapping auto

New-FileSearch

The New-FileSearch command lets you search for a specific file among the recovery points in a repository, which helps you determine which recovery point you need to mount for a restore.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

New-FileSearch -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -protectedserver [name | IP address] -startdate [start date] -enddate [end date] -filemasks [file masks] -paths [paths] -subdiroff -ntfsfastoff -limitsearch [limit search]

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the New-FileSearch command:

Table 125: New-FileSearch command options
Option Description
-?
Display this help message.
-core
Optional. Remote Core host machine IP address (with an optional port number). By default, the connection is made to the Core installed on the local machine.
-user
Optional. The user name for the remote Core host machine. If you specify a user name, you must also provide a password. If none is provided, then the credentials for the logged-on user are used.
-password
Optional. The password to the remote Core host machine. If you specify a password, you also have to provide a user name. If none is provided, then the credentials for the logged-on user are used.
-protectedserver
Use this option to specify the protected machine for which you want to enable the Oracle archive log mode.
-startdate
The earliest date of a period within you want to conduct your search. Use the date pattern "MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm:ss AM."
-enddate
The latest date of a period within you want to conduct your search. Use the date pattern "MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm:ss AM."
-filemasks
A combination of fixed and wildcard characters to search for the file. It can be one string or an array of strings. All masks should be separated by a space; for example: -filemasks "first" "second."
-paths
Optional. If there are specific directories in which you want to search, use this option to list the paths. It can be one string or an array of strings. All directories should be separated by a space; for example: -paths "E:\" "C:\Program Files."
-subdiroff
Optional. By default, the file search is performed in subdirectories. Use this option if you want to turn this feature off and not search in subdirectories.
-ntfsfastoff
Optional. By default, the file search is performed using the NTFS fast algorithm. If you want to perform the search without this feature, specify this option.
-limitsearch
Optional. Use this option to limit the number of search results. The default value is 1000.

Examples:

Perform a file search with one file mask:

New-FileSearch -core 10.10.10.10 -user administrator -password 23WE@#$sdd -protectedserver 10.10.10.10 -filemasks "sample"

Perform a file search with multiple file masks in specified directories and without the NTFS fast algorithm:

New-FileSearch -core 10.10.10.10 -user administrator -password 23WE@#$sdd -protectedserver 10.10.10.10 -filemasks "sample" "second" -paths "C:\dir" -ntfsfastoff

New-HyperVVirtualStandby

The New-HyperVVirtualStandby PowerShell command lets you create a new Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) using Rapid Recovery.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

New-HyperVVirtualStandby -core [host name] -user [login] -password [password] -protectedserver [name | IP address]
    -volumes [volumes names] -vmname [virtual machine name] [-gen2] -useVhdx [-uselocalmachine] | -hostname [virtual ho
    st name] -hostport [virtual host port number] -hostusername [virtual host login] -hostpassword [virtual host passwo
    rd]] -vmlocation [location] [-ram [total megabytes] | -usesourceram] -initialexport -exportvmconfigfiles

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the New-HyperVVirtualStandby command:

Table 126: New-HyperVVirtualStandby command options
Option Description
-?
Display this help message.
-core
Optional. Remote Core host machine IP address (with an optional port number). By default the connection is made to the Core installed on the local machine.
-user
Optional. User name for the remote Core host machine. If you specify a user name, you also have to provide a password.

If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used.

-password
Optional. Password to the remote Core host machine. If you specify a password, you also have to provide a log on.

If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used.

-protectedserver
Show jobs for a specific protected machine, indicated by IP address.
-volumes
Optional. List the volume names you want to export. If not specified, all volumes in the recovery point(s) are exported. Values must be enclosed in double quotes and separated by space; for example, "c:", "d:".
Note: Do not use trailing slashes in volume names.
-vmname
The Microsoft Windows name of the virtual machine.
-gen2
Optional. Specify to use the second VM generation. If not specified, generation 1 is used. Rapid Recovery supports generation 2 from Windows Server 2012 R2 through Windows 8.1.
-usevhdx
Optional. If you specify this option, Rapid Recovery uses the VHDX disk format to create the VM. If you do not, it uses the VHD disk format. Generation 2 uses only the VHDX format.
-uselocalmachine
Optional. Connect to the local Hyper-V server. When you specify this value, Rapid Recovery ignores the following options:
  • hostname
  • hostport
  • hostusername
  • hostpassword
-hostname
The name of the virtual server host.
-hostport
The port number to use for communicating with the virtual server.
-hostusername
The user name for logging in to the virtual server host.
-hostpassword
The password for logging in to the virtual server host.
-vmlocation
Local or network path to the folder where you want to store the virtual machine files.
-ram
Allocate a specific amount of RAM on the virtual server.
-usesourceram
Optional. Allocate the same amount of RAM on the virtual server that the source protected machine has.
-initialexport
Optional. Specify this option if you need to start an initial on-demand virtual machine export after configuring the virtual standby.
-exportvmconfigfiles
Optional. Specify whether to export virtual machine configuration files. This option is available only both when the source is a virtual protected agentlessly and when the target hpyervisor is the same as the source hypervisor.

Example:

Create a new Hyper-V virtual standby machine:

>New-HyperVVirtualStandby -core [host name] -user [login] -password [password] -protectedserver [name | IP address]
    -volumes [volumes names] -vmname [virtual machine name] [-gen2] -useVhdx [-uselocalmachine] | -hostname [virtual ho
    st name] -hostport [virtual host port number] -hostusername [virtual host login] -hostpassword [virtual host passwo
    rd]] -vmlocation [location] [-ram [total megabytes] | -usesourceram] -initialexport
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