How do you delete DPM recovery items from a vault?

Adm.Stephen Flynn 0

Does anyone know how to delete Backup Items with Backup Management Type "DPM" from a recovery services vault?

When using powershell I get the following error.

Get-AzRecoveryServicesBackupItem : Cannot bind parameter 'BackupManagementType'. Cannot convert value "DPM" to type

"Microsoft.Azure.Commands.RecoveryServices.Backup.Cmdlets.Models.BackupManagementType". Error: "Unable to match the identifier name DPM to a valid enumerator name. Specify one of the following

enumerator names and try again:

AzureVM, SCDPM, AzureBackupServer, AzureSQL, AzureStorage, AzureWorkload, MAB, NA"

Thought using SCDPM might work based on the error but it does not.

Thanks

SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 41,716 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-07-25T12:59:56.4833333+00:00
@Adm.Stephen Flynn Thank you for reaching out to us through Microsoft Q&A platform. Happy to assist!

To delete Backup Items with Backup Management Type "DPM" from a Recovery Services Vault using PowerShell, you should follow these steps:

Prerequisites:

Before proceeding, ensure you have the Azure PowerShell module installed and authenticated to your Azure account. You also need appropriate permissions to manage resources in the Recovery Services Vault.

Steps to Delete Backup Items:

Connect to Azure: Open PowerShell and connect to your Azure account using the following command. Enter your credentials when prompted.
Connect-AzAccount

Select Subscription and Vault: Set the context to your subscription and select the Recovery Services Vault where the Backup Items are stored.
$subscriptionId = "your-subscription-id" $resourceGroupName = "your-resource-group" $vaultName = "your-recovery-services-vault-name" Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId
Replace your-subscription-id, your-resource-group, and your-recovery-services-vault-name with your actual subscription ID, resource group name, and Recovery Services Vault name.

Get Backup Items Managed by DPM: Use the Get-AzRecoveryServicesBackupItem cmdlet to retrieve Backup Items managed by DPM in the specified Recovery Services Vault.
$backupItems = Get-AzRecoveryServicesBackupItem -VaultName $vaultName -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -BackupManagementType SCDPM
This command retrieves all Backup Items managed by System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) within the specified vault.

Delete Backup Items: Iterate through the retrieved Backup Items and delete each one using the Remove-AzRecoveryServicesBackupItem cmdlet.
foreach ($item in $backupItems) { Remove-AzRecoveryServicesBackupItem -VaultName $vaultName -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Item $item -Force }
The -Force parameter is used to confirm the deletion without additional prompts.

Confirm Deletion: After executing the deletion command, verify that the Backup Items managed by DPM have been successfully deleted from the Recovery Services Vault.

Example Script:

Here's a complete example script that combines all the steps mentioned above:

# Connect to Azure Connect-AzAccount # Specify your subscription and vault details $subscriptionId = "your-subscription-id" $resourceGroupName = "your-resource-group" $vaultName = "your-recovery-services-vault-name" # Set the context to your subscription Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId # Get the Backup Items managed by DPM $backupItems = Get-AzRecoveryServicesBackupItem -VaultName $vaultName -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -BackupManagementType SCDPM # Delete each Backup Item foreach ($item in $backupItems) { Remove-AzRecoveryServicesBackupItem -VaultName $vaultName -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Item $item -Force }

Replace your-subscription-id, your-resource-group, and your-recovery-services-vault-name with your actual subscription ID, resource group name, and Recovery Services Vault name.

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