Start-RMBackup

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Backs up an existing computer collection.

Contents 1 Syntax 2 Detailed Description 3 Related Commands 4 Parameters 5 Examples 5.1 Example 1 5.2 Example 2

Syntax

Start-RMBackup [-Name] <String[]> [<CommonParameters>] Start-RMBackup -InputObject <ComputerCollection> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Backs up the existing computer collection that has the specified name or is represented by the specified objects.

Related Commands

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Parameters

Name	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
Name	Specifies the name of the existing computer collection to be backed up.	true	true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
InputObject	Backs up the existing computer collection represented by the specified collection objects. Enter a variable that contains the objects or type a command or expression that gets the objects.	true	true (ByValue)

Examples

Example 1

Start-RMBackup –Name Collection1

This command backs up the existing computer collection named Collection1.

Example 2

$c = New-RMCollection Collection1 -Temporary

C:\PS>Add-RMCollectionItem -Collection $c -DomainController "dc1.dom1.local"

C:\PS>Start-RMBackup -InputObject $c

In the first line of this example, a new temporary computer collection is created. In the second line, a temporary collection is created and then the dc1.dom1.local domain controller is added to that collection. In the third line, the Start-RMBackup cmdlet backs up the temporary collection.