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Example:
Put volumes of a server under protection:
>Start-ProtectCluster -repository Repository 1 -clustername 10.10.9.120 
-clusterusername administrator -clusterpassword 12345 -clusterport 5002 
-clustervolumes c: d: -clusternodes nodename 10.10.10.10 volumes “c:” “e:”
Start-RestoreArchive
Businesses often use long-term storage to archive both compliant and non-compliant data. The archive feature 
in AppAssure is used to support the extended...

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Example:
Archive all recovery points for all machines on the Core:
>Start-RestoreArchive -path D:\work\archive -startdate Example 04/30/2012 –all
Start-VBExport
The start-VBExport command initiates the launch of a virtual export from the selected recovery point to an 
Oracle VirtualBox server virtual machine.
Required parameters include the name of the protected machine containing recovery points to export; the 
name of the virtual machine you are...

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Example:
Export all volumes from the latest recovery point on machine 10.10.12.97 to a VM called NewVirtualBoxVM:
>Start-VBExport -protectedserver 10.10.12.97 -vmname NewVirtualBoxVM -ram 
usesourceram -targetpath D:/exports -volumesOptional. List of volume names to be exported. If not specified, all volumes in the 
specified recovery points will be exported. Values must be enclosed in double 
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Start-VMExport
The start-VMExport command initiates the launch of a virtual export from the selected recovery point to a 
VMware Workstaation server virtual machine.
Required parameters include the name of the protected machine containing recovery points to export; the 
name of the virtual machine you are exporting to; the amount of RAM to be allocated on the virtual machine; 
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Example:
Export all volumes from the latest recovery point on machine 10.10.12.97 to a VM called NewVMwareVM:
>Start-VBExport -protectedserver 10.10.12.97 -vmname NewVMWareVM -ram usesourceram -
targetpath D:/exports 
Suspend-Replication
The Suspend-Replication command lets an administrator pause replication.
A user can pause replication in three ways:
•Pause replication on the master Core for all protected machines (-outgoing parameter)
The...

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Example:
Pause outgoing replication on the remote Core with the IP address: 10.10.1.15, for the single protected machine 
with the IP address: 10.10.1.76:
>Suspend-replication –core 10.10.1.15 –protectedserver 10.10.1.76
Pause outgoing replication from the local Core to remote target with the IP address: 10.10.1.63 for all 
protected machines:
>Suspend-replication –outgoing 10.10.1.63
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Example:
Stop transfer job in protected machine:
>Stop-ActiveJobs –protectedserver 10.10.1.76 -jobtype transfer
Stop all jobs for a specific protected machine:
>Stop-ActiveJobs –protectedserver 10.10.1.76 -all 
Suspend-Snapshot
The Suspend-Snapshot command lets an administrator pause snapshots.
Usage
The usage for the command is as follows:
Suspend-Snapshot -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -all | 
-protectedserver [name | IP...

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Example:
Pause snapshots for the protected machine with IP 10.10.10.4 for the local Core with a certain time to resume:
>Suspend-Snapshot -protectedserver 10.10.10.4 –time 3-20-50
Suspend-VMExport
The Suspend-VMExport command lets an administrator pause exports to virtual machines.
Usage
Suspend-VMExport -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -all | -
protectedserver [name | IP address] 
Command Options
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Command Options
The following table describes the options available for the Update-Repository command:
Example:
Add an extent to the repository of the minimum size:
>Update-Repository -name Repository1 -size 250Mb -datapath C:\Repository\Data -
metadatapath C:
epository\Metadata 
Localization
When running on the same machine on which AppAssure Core is installed, the AppAssure PowerShell module 
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Qualifiers
The following table describes the qualifiers available for AppAssure PowerShell Module.
Table 205. 
Qualifier Usage
-core Host name of the Core.
Default: Localhost
-ProtectedServer 
Host name/IP address of the AppAssure Agent.
Default: Localhost if multiple servers protected, otherwise the 
single server protected.
-Mode 
Recovery Point Mount mode.
Default: Read.
-Volumes 
Snapshot volume letter from AppAssure Agent.
Default: All.
-User...