Backup and Backup Copy Report

This cmdlet queries every backup/backup copy task session and pulls data for virtual machines specified in a text file in html format. The code is ran against a localhost. Default report path is C:\Temp\BackupReport.html.

Import

To import this cmdlet, cd to the directory where BackupReport.ps1 is kept and execute the following:

Import-Module .\BackupReport.ps1

Parameters

-Path - parses a source file with virtual machine names. REQUIRED
-Backup - pulls info for backups. OPTIONAL
-BackupCopy - pulls info for backup copies. OPTIONAL

If neither -Backup nor -BackupCopy specified, the report will be generated for both Backups and Backup Copies.

Usage

To retrieve backup information on virtual machines specified:
Get-BackupReport -Path 'C:\Temp\VirtualMachines.txt' -Backup \

Backup copy information:
Get-BackupReport -Path 'C:\Temp\VirtualMachines.txt' -BackupCopy\

Both:
Get-BackupReport -Path 'C:\Temp\VirtualMachines.txt'