Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob

Reference

Module:: AzureRM.RecoveryServices.SiteRecovery

Starts a test failover operation.

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Syntax

Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob
     -ReplicationProtectedItem <ASRReplicationProtectedItem>
     -Direction <String>
     [-CloudServiceCreationOption <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionPrimaryCertFile <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionSecondaryCertFile <String>]
     [-RecoveryPoint <ASRRecoveryPoint>]
     [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob
     -RecoveryPlan <ASRRecoveryPlan>
     -Direction <String>
     [-CloudServiceCreationOption <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionPrimaryCertFile <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionSecondaryCertFile <String>]
     [-RecoveryTag <String>]
     [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob
     -RecoveryPlan <ASRRecoveryPlan>
     -Direction <String>
     -VMNetwork <ASRNetwork>
     [-DataEncryptionPrimaryCertFile <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionSecondaryCertFile <String>]
     [-RecoveryTag <String>]
     [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob
     -RecoveryPlan <ASRRecoveryPlan>
     -Direction <String>
     -AzureVMNetworkId <String>
     [-CloudServiceCreationOption <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionPrimaryCertFile <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionSecondaryCertFile <String>]
     [-RecoveryTag <String>]
     [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob
     -ReplicationProtectedItem <ASRReplicationProtectedItem>
     -Direction <String>
     -VMNetwork <ASRNetwork>
     [-DataEncryptionPrimaryCertFile <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionSecondaryCertFile <String>]
     [-RecoveryPoint <ASRRecoveryPoint>]
     [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob
     -ReplicationProtectedItem <ASRReplicationProtectedItem>
     -Direction <String>
     -AzureVMNetworkId <String>
     [-CloudServiceCreationOption <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionPrimaryCertFile <String>]
     [-DataEncryptionSecondaryCertFile <String>]
     [-RecoveryPoint <ASRRecoveryPoint>]
     [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob cmdlet starts test failover of an Azure Site Recovery replication protected item or recovery plan. You can check whether the job succeeded by using the Get-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrJob cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\> $currentJob = Start-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrTestFailoverJob -RecoveryPlan $RP -Direction PrimaryToRecovery -VMNetwork $TestRecoveryNetwork

Starts the test failover operation for the recovery plan with the specified parameters and returns the ASR job used to track the operation.

Parameters

-AzureVMNetworkId

Specifies the Azure virtual network ID to connect the test fail over virtual machine(s) to.

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

-CloudServiceCreationOption

Specifies whether a new cloud service should be created or the recovery cloud service configured for the VM should be used for the test failover.

Type:	String
Accepted values:	UseRecoveryCloudService, AutoCreateCloudService
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DataEncryptionPrimaryCertFile

Specifies the primary certificate file.

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

-DataEncryptionSecondaryCertFile

Specifies the secondary certificate file.

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

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with Azure.

Type:	IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:	AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Direction

Specifies the failover direction. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

PrimaryToRecovery
RecoveryToPrimary

Type:	String
Accepted values:	PrimaryToRecovery, RecoveryToPrimary
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-RecoveryPlan

Specifies an ASR recovery plan object.

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

-RecoveryPoint

Specifies a custom recovery point to test failover the protected machine to.

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

-RecoveryTag

Specifies the recovery tag to test failover to

Type:	String
Accepted values:	Latest, LatestAvailable, LatestAvailableApplicationConsistent
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ReplicationProtectedItem

Specifies an ASR replication protected item.

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

-VMNetwork

Specifies the Site Recovery virtual machine network to connect the test failover virtual machine(s) to.

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

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

ASRRecoveryPlan

Microsoft.Azure.Commands.RecoveryServices.SiteRecovery.ASRReplicationProtectedItem

Outputs

ASRJob

Get-AzureRmRecoveryServicesAsrJob