Get-BEService Help

Synopsis

Gets the Backup Exec services.

Syntax

Get-BEService [[-Name] [<String[]>]] [-ServiceType {Core | Deduplication}] [-ComputerName [<String[]>]] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-BEService -DisplayName [<String[]>] [-ServiceType {Core | Deduplication}] [-ComputerName [<String[]>]] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Gets the Backup Exec services.

By default, Get-BEService retrieves the core Backup Exec services. You can specify other Backup Exec service types with the -ServiceType parameter.

To start, stop, and restart Backup Exec services, see Start-BEService, Stop-BEService and Restart-BEService.

Parameters

-ComputerName <String[]>

Gets the services running on the specified computers. The default is the local computer.

Required	false
Position	Named
Accepts pipeline input	false
Accepts wildcard characters	false

-Name <String[]>

Specifies the names of services. Wildcards are permitted.

Required	false
Position	0
Accepts pipeline input	true (ByValue ByPropertyName)
Accepts wildcard characters	true

-DisplayName <String[]>

Specifies the display names of services. Wildcards are permitted.

Required	true
Position	Named
Accepts pipeline input	false
Accepts wildcard characters	false

-ServiceType

Specifies the type of Backup Exec service.

The valid values are:
Core
Deduplication

Required	false
Position	Named
Accepts pipeline input	false
Accepts wildcard characters	false

For more information about common parameters, type "Get-Help about_commonparameters".

Input Type

System.String

You can pipe a service name to Get-BEService.

Return Value

System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController

Get-BEService returns objects that represent the Backup Exec services on the computer.

Examples

Example 1

C:\PS> Get-BEService

Gets all of the core Backup Exec services.

Example 2

C:\PS> Get-BEService "BackupExecRPCService"

Gets the Backup Exec service with service name "BackupExecRPCService".

Example 3

C:\PS> Get-BEService -DisplayName "Backup Exec Server"

Gets the Backup Exec service with display name "Backup Exec Server".

Example 4

C:\PS> Get-BEService -ServiceType Deduplication

Gets all of the Backup Exec deduplication service. If the Backup Exec Deduplication Option is not installed, Get-BEService returns an error.