New-WBPolicy
New-WBPolicy
Creates a backup policy object.
Syntax
New-WBPolicy [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The New-WBPolicy cmdlet creates a backup policy object. The new backup policy object does not contain information about the volumes included in the policy, the files in the backup, the backup target, or any scheduled times.
To make a new policy for scheduled backups, use the Set-WBPolicy cmdlet to define what items to include or exclude in backups, when to run backups, and where to store backups. To make a one-time backup from policy settings, use the Start-WBBackup cmdlet.
To use this or any other Windows Server 2012 Backup cmdlet, you must be a member of the Administrators group or Backup Operators group.
Parameters
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
None
None
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
WBPolicy
The New-WBPolicy object generates an empty WBPolicy object in edit mode.
Examples
Example 1: Create a backup policy
This command creates an empty WBPolicy object and saves it in the $Policy variable. Use the WBPolicy object to specify the settings for backup.
PS C:\> $Policy = New-WBPolicy