Get-WBSummary

Get-WBSummary

Retrieves the history of backup operations on the computer.

Syntax

Get-WBSummary [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Get-WBSummary cmdlet retrieves the history of backup operations on the computer. This information includes the next scheduled backup, details of the last backup, and details of the last successful backup. You can use this cmdlet to monitor the backups and the backup schedule on the computer.

To use this and any other Windows Server 2012 Backup cmdlets, 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.

  • WBSummary

    The Get-WBSummary cmdlet returns the WBSummary object that contains information about the backup history for this computer.

Examples

Example 1: Get a backup summary

This command gets information about the history of backups on the local computer.

PS C:\> Get-WBSummary 

Get-WBJob

Start-WBBackup