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New-ExtractDataFromSDDCBackup

Synopsis

Decrypts and extracts the contents of the provided SDDC Manager backup, parses it for information required for instance recovery and stores the data in a file called extracted-sddc-data.json.

Syntax

New-ExtractDataFromSDDCBackup [-vcfBackupFilePath] <String>  [-encryptionPassword] <String> [-managementVcenterBackupFolderPath] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-ExtractDataFromSDDCBackup cmdlet decrypts and extracts the contents of the provided SDDC Manager backup, parses it for information required for instance recovery and stores the data in a file called extracted-sddc-data.json.

Examples

Example 1

New-ExtractDataFromSDDCBackup -vcfBackupFilePath "F:\backup\vcf-backup-sfo-vcf01-sfo-rainpole-io-2023-09-19-10-53-02.tar.gz" -encryptionPassword "VMw@re1!VMw@re1!" -managementVcenterBackupFolderPath "10.221.78.133/F$/backup/vCenter/sn_sfo-m01-vc01.sfo.rainpole.io/M_8.0.1.00100_20231121-104120_"

Parameters

-vcfBackupFilePath

Relative or absolute to the SDDC Manager backup file on the local filesystem.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-encryptionPassword

The password that should be used to decrypt the SDDC Manager backup file ie the password that was used to encrypt it originally.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-managementVcenterBackupFolderPath

SMB path to the management vCenter Server backup location.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

Progress Action.

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.