Remove-RecoveryPoint
Removes a recovery point from tape or disk.
Remove-RecoveryPoint [-RecoveryPoint] <RecoverySource> [-Confirm] [-ForceDeletion] [<CommonParameters>]
The Remove-RecoveryPoint removes a recovery point from tape or disk.
If a recovery point exists in multiple location, for e.g. on disk and tape, or two tapes, then use the Get-RecoveryPointLocation to get the location of the recovery point.
The recovery point to use.
Attributes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
Required? |
true |
Accept wildcard characters? |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Position? |
0 |
Asks the user to confirm the action.
Attributes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
Required? |
false |
Accept wildcard characters? |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Indicates that the data source will be pruned even if a backup job is currently running.
Attributes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
Required? |
false |
Accept wildcard characters? |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Position? |
named |
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet. The return type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
For more information, type "Get-Help Remove-RecoveryPoint -detailed".
For technical information, type "Get-Help Remove-RecoveryPoint -full".Additionally, any updated information about the cmdlet will be available at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95130.
$pg = Get-ProtectionGroup -DPMServerName TestingServer
$ds = Get-Datasource -ProtectionGroup $pg
$rp = Get-RecoveryPoint -Datasource $ds
Remove-RecoveryPoint -RecoveryPoint $rp
This command removes all the recovery points for a datasource.