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kyleandClaude Opus 5.5 728b5771cc Add Veeam Backup & Replication collector
PowerShell script for the VBR server, run as a SYSTEM scheduled task.
Each run reports every Get-VBRJob job's next scheduled run and any
sessions from the lookback window (default 48h) not yet delivered in
their final state; running sessions are resent until they finish.

- Session result maps to success/warning/failed; non-Stopped states
  report as running; message combines the session reason, objects that
  didn't succeed, and warning/error lines from the session log
- Delivered sessions are tracked in a state file; failures are retried
  next run, and a rejected API key stops the run immediately
- Install-VeeamCollector.ps1 writes an ACL-restricted config, copies
  the script to Program Files and registers the task
- tests/MockVeeam.ps1 provides stand-in cmdlets for testing without VBR

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
2026-10-06 19:30:48 -06:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Installs the Veeam collector on a VBR server as a SYSTEM scheduled task.
.DESCRIPTION
- Copies Send-VeeamBackupStatus.ps1 to Program Files (only admins can modify it, which
matters because it runs as SYSTEM).
- Writes the config to ProgramData\BackupDashboard and restricts that folder to SYSTEM and
Administrators, since it contains the API key.
- Registers a scheduled task that runs every IntervalMinutes.
Safe to re-run to change settings or update the script.
.EXAMPLE
.\Install-VeeamCollector.ps1 -ApiUrl https://backups.example.com -Tenant "Acme Corp"
(prompts for the API key)
#>
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$ApiUrl,
[Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$Tenant,
[string]$SourceSystem = 'Veeam B&R',
[ValidateRange(5, 1440)][int]$IntervalMinutes = 15,
[ValidateRange(1, 720)][int]$LookbackHours = 48,
[string]$InstallDir = (Join-Path $env:ProgramFiles 'BackupDashboard')
)
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$TaskName = 'Backup Dashboard - Veeam collector'
$DataDir = Join-Path $env:ProgramData 'BackupDashboard'
$ConfigPath = Join-Path $DataDir 'veeam-collector.json'
if ($ApiUrl -notmatch '^https://') {
Write-Warning 'ApiUrl is not HTTPS: the API key would be sent in clear text.'
}
# Read the key as a SecureString so it isn't echoed to the console or kept in shell history
$secure = Read-Host -AsSecureString 'API key (from: python manage.py create-key <name>)'
$bstr = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($secure)
try { $apiKey = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($bstr) }
finally { [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeBSTR($bstr) }
if (-not $apiKey.StartsWith('bdk_')) { throw "That doesn't look like a dashboard API key (expected 'bdk_...')." }
# Config folder: SYSTEM + Administrators only (SIDs so this works on non-English Windows)
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $DataDir -Force | Out-Null
& icacls.exe $DataDir /inheritance:r /grant:r '*S-1-5-18:(OI)(CI)F' '*S-1-5-32-544:(OI)(CI)F' | Out-Null
if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw "icacls failed on $DataDir" }
[ordered]@{
ApiUrl = $ApiUrl.TrimEnd('/')
ApiKey = $apiKey
Tenant = $Tenant
SourceSystem = $SourceSystem
LookbackHours = $LookbackHours
} | ConvertTo-Json | Set-Content -Path $ConfigPath -Encoding UTF8
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $InstallDir -Force | Out-Null
$scriptPath = Join-Path $InstallDir 'Send-VeeamBackupStatus.ps1'
Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'Send-VeeamBackupStatus.ps1') -Destination $scriptPath -Force
Unblock-File -Path $scriptPath
$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' `
-Argument "-NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$scriptPath`""
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At (Get-Date).AddMinutes(1) `
-RepetitionInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes $IntervalMinutes)
$principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId 'S-1-5-18' -LogonType ServiceAccount -RunLevel Highest
$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 30) `
-MultipleInstances IgnoreNew -StartWhenAvailable
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal `
-Settings $settings -Description 'Sends Veeam job results to the Backup Dashboard' -Force | Out-Null
Write-Host "Installed. Config: $ConfigPath"
Write-Host "Task '$TaskName' runs every $IntervalMinutes minutes as SYSTEM."
Write-Host ''
Write-Host 'Next steps:'
Write-Host " 1. Preview what will be sent: & '$scriptPath' -DryRun"
Write-Host " 2. Backfill 30 days of history: & '$scriptPath' -LookbackHours 720"
Write-Host " 3. Check the log: Get-Content '$DataDir\veeam-collector.log' -Tail 20"