Export Backup

This activity exports a backup created with Veeam on a specified path.

Activity Parameters

The Export Backup activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Backup Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the Veeam backup which will be exported.
• Password (password box editor type) (type: string): the password for the Veeam username.
• Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password.
• Path (text box editor type) (type: string): the full path where the Veeam backup will be exported.
• Server (text box editor type) (type: string): the Name or the IP of the Veeam Backup Server.
• User (text box editor type) (type: string): the domain and the username (e.g. "fmrp\demouser") which have rights in the given Veeam Backup Server.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output: outputs the status of the export operation.

HyperV Backup

This activity creates a HyperV Backup Job on a given Veeam Backup Server, which will run only once.

Activity Parameters

The HyperV Backup activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Backup Job Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the Veeam backup job which will be created for a given HyperV Virtual Machine. It can be even the Virtual Machine's name.
• Backup Time (text box editor type) (type: string): the time when the backup job will be executed. The format should be "HH:mm" (e.g. 15:30). If this field is left empty, the backup job will be executed at the current time (when the workflow is started).
• Password (password box editor type) (type: string): the password for the Veeam username.
• Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password.
• Repository Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the IP or the Name of the repository where the backup will be created. If this field is left empty, then the Veeam's default backup repository will be used (for example, "C:\Backup"). NOTE: the backup repository should be first defined on the VEEAM server, in VEEAM application. The activity will not create a new repository folder.
• Scheduler Frequency (combo box editor type) (type: string):specify whether to schedule the job Daily or Monthly, at a given time. If the Backup Time parameter is not specified, this parameter will be ignored.
• Server (text box editor type) (type: string): the Name or the IP of the Veeam Backup Server.
• User (text box editor type) (type: string): the domain and the username (e.g. "fmrp\demouser") which have rights in the given Veeam Backup Server.
• VM Name (text box editor type) (type: string): thename of the HyperV Virtual Machine for which the backup job will be created.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output (type: String): outputs the ID of the created backup job.
• Output Backup Time (type: Int32): outputs the elapsed time for the created backup job, in seconds.

Remove Backup

This activity removes a backup created with Veeam Backup. NOTE: the activity does not remove the backup job too from the VEEAM Server.

Activity Parameters

The Remove Backup activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Backup Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the Veeam backup which will be removed.
• Password (password box editor type) (type: string): the password for the Veeam username.
• Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password.
• Server (text box editor type) (type: string): the Name or the IP of the Veeam Backup Server.
• User (text box editor type) (type: string): the domain and the username (e.g. "fmrp\demouser") which have rights in the given Veeam Backup Server.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output: outputs the status of the remove operation.

VMware Backup

This activity creates a VMware Backup Job on a given Veeam Backup Server, which will run only once.

Activity Parameters

The VMware Backup activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Backup Job Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the Veeam backup job which will be created for a given VMware Virtual Machine. It can be even the Virtual Machine's name.
• Backup Mode (combo box editor type) (type: string): specify the backup method that you want to use to create the backup chain on the backup repository.
• Backup Time (text box editor type) (type: string): the time when the backup job will be executed. The format should be "HH:mm" (e.g. 15:30). If this field is left empty, the backup job will be executed at the current time (when the workflow is started).
• Password (password box editor type) (type: string): the password for the Veeam username.
• Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password.
• Repository Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the IP or the Name of the repository where the backup will be created. If this field is left empty, then the Veeam's default backup repository will be used (for example, "C:\Backup"). NOTE: the backup repository should be first defined on the VEEAM server, in VEEAM application. The activity will not create a new repository folder.
• Retention Policy (text box editor type) (type: string): specify the number of restore points that you want to store on the backup repository.
• Scheduler Frequency (combo box editor type) (type: string):specify whether to schedule the job Daily or Monthly, at a given time. If the Backup Time parameter is not specified, this parameter will be ignored.
• Server (text box editor type) (type: string): the Name or the IP of the Veeam Backup Server.
• User (text box editor type) (type: string): the domain and the username (e.g. "fmrp\demouser") which have rights in the given Veeam Backup Server.
• VM Name (text box editor type) (type: string): thename of the Vmware Virtual Machine for which the backup job will be created.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output (type: String): outputs the ID of the created backup job.
• Output Status (type: Int32): outputs the status of the operation.