Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface Help
Import-BELegacyBackupToDiskFolderDevice Cmdlet
Synopsis

Imports a legacy backup-to-disk folder device in Backup Exec.

Syntax
Import-BELegacyBackupToDiskFolderDevice [-Name] [<String>] [-Path] [<String>] [-BufferedReadsEnabled [<Boolean>]] [-BufferedReadsAutoDetectEnabled [<Boolean>]] [-BackupExecServer [<BEBackupExecServer>]] [-Description [<String>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]
Description

Imports a legacy backup-to-disk folder device in Backup Exec. You must import an existing backup-to-disk folder into Backup Exec to restore data from it.

Parameters

-BackupExecServer <BEBackupExecServer>

Specifies which Backup Exec server the device should be created on in a CASO environment.


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


-Path <String>

Specifies the path to legacy backup-to-disk folder.


Required true
Position 1
Accepts pipeline input false
Accepts wildcard characters false


-Description <String>

Specifies the description for the legacy backup-to-disk folder device.


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


-BufferedReadsAutoDetectEnabled <Boolean>

Specifies if Backup Exec automatically detects the preferred settings for read and write buffers.

The valid values are:
$true
$false


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


-BufferedReadsEnabled <Boolean>

Enables the reading of large blocks of data. This option may increase performance.

The valid values are:
$true
$false


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


-Name <String>

Specifies the name of the new legacy backup-to-disk folder device.


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


-WhatIf <SwitchParameter>

Describes what happens if you execute the command without actually executing the command.


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


-Confirm <SwitchParameter>

Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.


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


<CommonParameters>

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

Input Type
System.String

You can pipe a string that contains the name of the Backup Exec legacy backup-to-disk folder device object to create to Import-BELegacyBackupToDiskFolderDevice.

Return Value
BackupExec.Management.CLI.BELegacyBackupToDiskFolderDevice

Import-BELegacyBackupToDiskFolderDevice returns the legacy backup-to-disk folder device that was created.

Example
C:\PS> Import-BELegacyBackupToDiskFolderDevice -Name "Device 0001" -Path E:\b2d

These commands import the contents of "E:\b2d" as a new legacy backup-to-disk folder named "Device 0001".