Creating a full server protection job

# Sample script to create a simple full server protection job

# Specify the variables to be used in the script

     # Source server and credentials

     $DtSourceName = "alpha"

     $DtSourceUserName = "domain\administrator"

     $DtSourcePassword = "password"

     # Repository server and credentials

     $DtRepositoryName = "beta"

     $DtRepositoryUserName = "domain\administrator"

     $DtRepositoryPassword = "password"

     # Type of workload you will be protecting and type of job you will be creating

     $DtWorkloadType = "FullServerImageProtection"

     $DtJobType = "FullServerImageProtection"

     # Name and location of the image file on the target

     $DtRepositoryPath = "C:\Server Images\ImageId\Volume.vhd"

# Import the Double-Take PowerShell module

# This may be \Service\ or \Console\ depending on your installation

Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take\Console\DoubleTake.PowerShell.dll"

# Create source and target objects

$DtSource = New-DtServer -Name $DtSourceName -UserName $DtSourceUserName -Password $DtSourcePassword

$DtRepository = New-DtServer -Name $DtRepositoryName -UserName $DtRepositoryUserName -Password $DtRepositoryPassword

# Create a workload

$DtWorkloadGUID = New-DtWorkload -ServiceHost $DtSource -WorkloadTypeName $DtWorkloadType

# Determine what you want to protect

# Get the logical items associated with the workload

$DtLogicalItems = Get-DtLogicalItem -ServiceHost $DtSource -WorkloadId $DtWorkloadGUID

# Add each logical item available on the server, for example, each volume on the server

$DtProtectionItem = @()

foreach ($item in $DtLogicalItems)

     {

          $DtProtectionItem += Set-DtLogicalItemSelection -ServiceHost $DtSource -WorkloadId $DtWorkloadGuid -LogicalPath $item.Path

     }

# Get the workload definition including the workload and logical items

$DtWorkload = Get-DtWorkload -ServiceHost $DtSource -WorkloadId $DtWorkloadGUID

# Get the default job options that will be used to create the job

$DtJobOptions = Get-DtRecommendedJobOptions -ServiceHost $DtRepository -Source $DtSource -JobType $DtJobType -Workload $DtWorkload

# Specify the name and location of the image file

$DtJobOptions.JobOptions.ImageProtectionOptions.VhdInfo[0].FilePath = $DtRepositoryPath

# If this image file already exists, you must uncomment the following line to reuse an existing disk

# $DtJobOptions.JobOptions.ImageProtectionOptions.VhdInfo[0].UseExistingVhd = $true

# Create the job

$DtJobGuidForFullServerProtection = New-DtJob -ServiceHost $DtRepository -Source $DtSource -JobType $DtJobType -JobOptions $DtJobOptions.JobOptions

# Start the job

Start-DtJob -ServiceHost $DtRepository -JobId $DtJobGuidForFullServerProtection

# Close the connections for the server objects

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $DtSource

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $DtRepository