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Set-DPMProtectionType

Updated: January 14, 2013

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager

Set-DPMProtectionType

Allows you to specify the protection type to be used with the protection group.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Set-DPMProtectionType [-ProtectionGroup] <ProtectionGroup> [-LongTerm <LongTermProtection> ] [-PassThru] [-ShortTerm <DataLocation> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Set-DPMProtectionType cmdlet allows you to specify the protection type to be used with the protection group.

The ShortTerm and LongTerm parameters can be used individually or in a combination to define the various protection types.

The various combinations are:

-ShortTerm Disk: Disk to Disk

-ShortTerm Tape: Disk to Tape

-LongTerm Tape: Disk to Tape (long-term)

-ShortTerm Disk -LongTerm: Disk to Disk to Tape

-ShortTerm Tape -LongTerm: Disk to Tape to Tape

Parameters

-LongTerm<LongTermProtection>

Indicates that the protection group is set to long-term tape protection. This parameter can take the values Tape, Online, and OnlineAndTape.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	Tape
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-PassThru

Use the PassThru parameter to allow cmdlets to be part of a pipeline. The -PassThru parameter can be used with many commands in DPM to return a related object in cases where there is no default output. Using the PassThru parameter allows such cmdlets to be part of a pipeline.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ProtectionGroup<ProtectionGroup>

Provide a protection group object.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByValue)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ShortTerm<DataLocation>

Indicates that the protection group will be on disk, on tape, or on neither, if nothing is specified.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.

Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-WhatIf

Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Notes

For more information, type "Get-Help Set-DPMProtectionType -detailed".

For technical information, type "Get-Help Set-DPMProtectionType -full".

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This command sets the protection type for the protection group to short-term on disk.

PowerShell

PS C:\>$pg = New-ProtectionGroup -DPMServerName TestingServerSet-DPMProtectionType -ProtectionGroup $pg -ShortTerm disk

EXAMPLE 2

This command sets the protection type for the protection group to disk to disk to tape.

PowerShell

PS C:\>$pg = New-ProtectionGroup -DPMServerName TestingServerSet-DPMProtectionType -ProtectionGroup $pg -ShortTerm disk –LongTerm Tape

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