v0.8.7

.github/workflows/Release.yml

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: publish-to-gallery
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: Eomm/why-don-t-you-tweet@v1
+      - uses: Eomm/why-don-t-you-tweet@v2
         # We don't want to tweet if the repository is not a public one
         if: ${{ !github.event.repository.private }}
         with:

AsBuiltreport.Veeam.VBR.json

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
             "FileShare": 1,
             "Surebackup": 1,
             "Replication": 1,
-            "Restores": 1,
+            "Restores": 0,
             "Tape": 1
         }
     },

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [0.8.7] - Unreleased
+## [0.8.7] - 2024-05-27
 
 ### Changed
 
 - Fix sorting of table [A-Z].
+- Disable the Backup Restore section (Some users reported issues with this section)
+- Update the ReadMe file to reflect conflicts with PSWriteWord module
+- Update the Eomm/why-don-t-you-tweet action to v2.0.0
+- General code cleanup/improvements
 
 ## [0.8.6] - 2024-04-29
 

README.md

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ The table below outlines the default and maximum **InfoLevel** settings for each
 | Agent       |        1        |        2        |
 | FileShare   |        1        |        2        |
 | Replication |        1        |        2        |
-| Restores    |        1        |        1        |
+| Restores    |        0        |        1        |
 
 The table below outlines the default and maximum **InfoLevel** settings for each Replication section.
 
@@ -274,4 +274,5 @@ PS C:\> New-AsBuiltReport -Report Veeam.VBR -Target veeam-vbr.pharmax.local -Use
 ## :x: Known Issues
 
 - Since many of Veeam's features depend on the Standard+ license, the Community edition is not supported.
-- If the Veeam Backup Server is not joined to an Active Directory domain (WorkGroup Auth), the PSDefaultAuthentication option must be set to Negotiate. If it is not, some of the report sections will be missing.
+- If the Veeam Backup Server is not joined to an Active Directory domain (WorkGroup Auth), the PSDefaultAuthentication option must be set to Negotiate. If it is not, some of the report sections will be missing.
+- This project uses the PScribo module to generate the report. It has been identified that the EvotecIT module `PSWriteWord` uses the same cmdlet names. In order for this report to be generated correctly it is necessary to uninstall the `PSWriteWord` module.

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrAgentBackupjob.ps1

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrAgentBackupjob {
     .DESCRIPTION
         Documents the configuration of Veeam VBR in Word/HTML/Text formats using PScribo.
     .NOTES
-        Version:        0.8.5
+        Version:        0.8.7
         Author:         Jonathan Colon
         Twitter:        @jcolonfzenpr
         Github:         rebelinux
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrAgentBackupjob {
 
     process {
         try {
-            $ABkjobs = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob
-            if (($ABkjobs).count -gt 0) {
+            if ($ABkjobs = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob) {
                 Section -Style Heading3 'Agent Backup Jobs' {
                     Paragraph "The following section list agent backup jobs created in Veeam Backup & Replication."
                     BlankLine

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrAgentBackupjobConf.ps1

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrAgentBackupjobConf {
     .DESCRIPTION
         Documents the configuration of Veeam VBR in Word/HTML/Text formats using PScribo.
     .NOTES
-        Version:        0.8.6
+        Version:        0.8.7
         Author:         Jonathan Colon
         Twitter:        @jcolonfzenpr
         Github:         rebelinux
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrAgentBackupjobConf {
 
     process {
         try {
-            $ABkjobs = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob | Sort-Object -Property Name
-            if (($ABkjobs).count -gt 0) {
+            if ($ABkjobs = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob | Sort-Object -Property Name) {
                 Section -Style Heading3 'Agent Backup Jobs Configuration' {
                     Paragraph "The following section details agent backup jobs configuration created in Veeam Backup & Replication."
                     BlankLine

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrBackupCopyjob .ps1

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupCopyjob {
     .DESCRIPTION
         Documents the configuration of Veeam VBR in Word/HTML/Text formats using PScribo.
     .NOTES
-        Version:        0.8.0
+        Version:        0.8.7
         Author:         Jonathan Colon
         Twitter:        @jcolonfzenpr
         Github:         rebelinux
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupCopyjob {
 
     process {
         try {
-            $BkCopyjobs = Get-VBRBackupCopyJob -WarningAction SilentlyContinue
-            if ($BkCopyjobs) {
+            if ($BkCopyjobs = Get-VBRBackupCopyJob -WarningAction SilentlyContinue) {
                 Section -Style Heading3 'Backup Copy Jobs' {
                     Paragraph "The following section list backup copy jobs created within Veeam Backup & Replication."
                     BlankLine

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrBackupCopyjobConf.ps1

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupCopyjobConf {
     .DESCRIPTION
         Documents the configuration of Veeam VBR in Word/HTML/Text formats using PScribo.
     .NOTES
-        Version:        0.8.6
+        Version:        0.8.7
         Author:         Jonathan Colon
         Twitter:        @jcolonfzenpr
         Github:         rebelinux
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupCopyjobConf {
 
     process {
         try {
-            $Bkjobs = Get-VBRBackupCopyJob -WarningAction SilentlyContinue | Sort-Object -Property Name
-            if (($Bkjobs).count -gt 0) {
+            if ($Bkjobs = Get-VBRBackupCopyJob -WarningAction SilentlyContinue | Sort-Object -Property Name) {
                 Section -Style Heading3 'Backup Copy Jobs Configuration' {
                     Paragraph "The following section details the configuration of backup copy jobs."
                     BlankLine

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrBackupJobsRP.ps1

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupJobsRP {
     .DESCRIPTION
         Documents the configuration of Veeam VBR in Word/HTML/Text formats using PScribo.
     .NOTES
-        Version:        0.8.5
+        Version:        0.8.7
         Author:         Jonathan Colon
         Twitter:        @jcolonfzenpr
         Github:         rebelinux
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupJobsRP {
 
     process {
         try {
-            $BackupJobs = Get-VBRBackup | Sort-Object -Property Name
-            if ($BackupJobs) {
+            if ($BackupJobs = Get-VBRBackup | Sort-Object -Property Name) {
                 Write-PScriboMessage "Collecting Veeam VBR Restore Point."
                 Section -Style Heading3 'Backup Restore Points' {
                     Paragraph "The following section details per Backup Job restore points."
                     BlankLine
                     foreach ($BackupJob in $BackupJobs) {
-                        $BackupJobRestorePoints = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Backup $BackupJob | Sort-Object -Property VMName, CreationTimeUt, Type
-                        if ($BackupJobRestorePoints) {
+                        if ($BackupJobRestorePoints = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Backup $BackupJob | Sort-Object -Property VMName, CreationTimeUt, Type) {
                             Section -ExcludeFromTOC -Style NOTOCHeading4  $BackupJob.Name {
                                 $RestorePointInfo = @()
                                 foreach ($RestorePoint in $BackupJobRestorePoints) {

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrBackupProxy.ps1

@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupProxy {
                 Section -Style Heading3 'Backup Proxies' {
                     Paragraph "The following section provides a summary of the Veeam Backup Proxies"
                     BlankLine
-                    $BackupProxies = Get-VBRViProxy | Sort-Object -Property Name
-                    if ($BackupProxies) {
+                    if ($BackupProxies = Get-VBRViProxy | Sort-Object -Property Name) {
                         Section -Style Heading4 'VMware Backup Proxies' {
                             $OutObj = @()
                             try {
@@ -118,8 +117,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupProxy {
                                 Write-PScriboMessage "Hardware Inventory Status set as $($Options.EnableHardwareInventory)."
                                 if ($Options.EnableHardwareInventory) {
                                     Write-PScriboMessage "Collecting Hardware/Software Inventory Summary."
-                                    $BackupProxies = Get-VBRViProxy | Where-Object { $_.Host.Type -eq "Windows" } | Sort-Object -Property Name
-                                    if ($BackupProxies) {
+                                    if ($BackupProxies = Get-VBRViProxy | Where-Object { $_.Host.Type -eq "Windows" } | Sort-Object -Property Name) {
                                         $vSphereVBProxyObj = foreach ($BackupProxy in $BackupProxies) {
                                             if (Test-Connection -ComputerName $BackupProxy.Host.Name -Quiet -Count 2) {
                                                 try {
@@ -454,8 +452,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupProxy {
                     #                       Hyper-V Backup Prxy information Section                               #
                     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                     try {
-                        $BackupProxies = Get-VBRHvProxy | Sort-Object -Property Name
-                        if ($BackupProxies) {
+                        if ($BackupProxies = Get-VBRHvProxy | Sort-Object -Property Name) {
                             Section -Style Heading4 'Hyper-V Backup Proxies' {
                                 $OutObj = @()
                                 if ($InfoLevel.Infrastructure.Proxy -eq 1) {
@@ -545,8 +542,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupProxy {
                                     if ($Options.EnableHardwareInventory) {
                                         Write-PScriboMessage "Backup Proxy InfoLevel set at $($InfoLevel.Infrastructure.Proxy)."
                                         Write-PScriboMessage "Collecting Hardware/Software Inventory Summary."
-                                        $BackupProxies = Get-VBRHvProxy | Sort-Object -Property Name
-                                        if ($BackupProxies) {
+                                        if ($BackupProxies = Get-VBRHvProxy | Sort-Object -Property Name) {
                                             $HyperVBProxyObj = foreach ($BackupProxy in $BackupProxies) {
                                                 if (Test-Connection -ComputerName $BackupProxy.Host.Name -Quiet -Count 2) {
                                                     try {

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrBackupServerCertificate.ps1

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupServerCertificate {
     .DESCRIPTION
         Documents the configuration of Veeam VBR in Word/HTML/Text formats using PScribo.
     .NOTES
-        Version:        0.8.5
+        Version:        0.8.7
         Author:         Jonathan Colon
         Twitter:        @jcolonfzenpr
         Github:         rebelinux
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupServerCertificate {
 
     process {
         try {
-            $TLSSettings = Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate
-            if ($TLSSettings) {
+            if ($TLSSettings = Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate) {
                 Section -Style Heading4 'Backup Server TLS Certificate' {
                     $OutObj = @()
                     try {

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrBackupServerInfo.ps1

@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupServerInfo {
 
     process {
         try {
-            $script:BackupServers = Get-VBRServer -Type Local
-            if (($BackupServers).count -gt 0) {
+            if ($script:BackupServers = Get-VBRServer -Type Local) {
                 Section -Style Heading3 'Backup Server' {
                     $OutObj = @()
                     try {
@@ -123,17 +122,10 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupServerInfo {
                             Paragraph "Health Check:" -Bold -Underline
                             BlankLine
                             Paragraph {
-                                Text 'Best Practice:' -Bold
-
-                                Text 'For the most secure deployment, Veeam recommend three options:'
+                                Text "Best Practice:" -Bold
+                                Text "When setting up the Veeam Availability infrastructure keep in mind the principle that a data protection system should not rely on the environment it is meant to protect in any way! This is because when your production environment goes down along with its domain controllers, it will impact your ability to perform actual restores due to the backup server's dependency on those domain controllers for backup console authentication, DNS for name resolution, etc."
                             }
                             BlankLine
-                            Paragraph '1. Add the Veeam components to a management domain that resides in a separate Active Directory Forest and protect the administrative accounts with two-factor authentication mechanics.'
-
-                            Paragraph '2. Add the Veeam components to a separate workgroup and place the components on a separate network where applicable.'
-
-                            Paragraph '3. Add the Veeam components to the production domain but make sure the accounts with administrative privileges are protected with two-factor authentication.'
-                            BlankLine
                             Paragraph {
                                 Text 'Reference:' -Bold
                                 Text 'https://bp.veeam.com/vbr/Security/Security_domains.html'
@@ -149,11 +141,10 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupServerInfo {
                         if ($Options.EnableHardwareInventory) {
                             $BackupServer = Get-VBRServer -Type Local
                             Write-PScriboMessage "Collecting Backup Server Inventory Summary from $($BackupServer.Name)."
-                            $HW = Invoke-Command -Session $PssSession -ScriptBlock { Get-ComputerInfo }
                             $License = Get-CimInstance -Query 'Select * from SoftwareLicensingProduct' -CimSession $CimSession | Where-Object { $_.LicenseStatus -eq 1 }
                             $HWCPU = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Processor -CimSession $CimSession
                             $HWBIOS = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Bios -CimSession $CimSession
-                            if ($HW) {
+                            if ($HW = Invoke-Command -Session $PssSession -ScriptBlock { Get-ComputerInfo }) {
                                 Section -Style Heading4 'Hardware & Software Inventory' {
                                     $OutObj = @()
                                     $inObj = [ordered] @{
@@ -477,10 +468,9 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupServerInfo {
                         try {
                             Write-PScriboMessage "Infrastructure Backup Server InfoLevel set at $($InfoLevel.Infrastructure.BackupServer)."
                             if ($InfoLevel.Infrastructure.BackupServer -ge 2) {
-                                $Available = Invoke-Command -Session $PssSession -ScriptBlock { Get-Service "W32Time" | Select-Object DisplayName, Name, Status }
                                 Write-PScriboMessage "Collecting Backup Server Service Summary from $($BackupServer.Name)."
                                 $Services = Invoke-Command -Session $PssSession -ScriptBlock { Get-Service Veeam* }
-                                if ($Available) {
+                                if ($Available = Invoke-Command -Session $PssSession -ScriptBlock { Get-Service "W32Time" | Select-Object DisplayName, Name, Status }) {
                                     Section -Style Heading4 "HealthCheck - Services Status" {
                                         $OutObj = @()
                                         foreach ($Service in $Services) {

Src/Private/Get-AbrVbrBackupToTape.ps1

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupToTape {
     .DESCRIPTION
         Documents the configuration of Veeam VBR in Word/HTML/Text formats using PScribo.
     .NOTES
-        Version:        0.8.5
+        Version:        0.8.7
         Author:         Jonathan Colon
         Twitter:        @jcolonfzenpr
         Github:         rebelinux
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ function Get-AbrVbrBackupToTape {
 
     process {
         try {
-            $TBkjobs = Get-VBRTapeJob | Where-Object { $_.Type -eq 'BackupToTape' } | Sort-Object -Property Name
-            if ($TBkjobs) {
+            if ($TBkjobs = Get-VBRTapeJob | Where-Object { $_.Type -eq 'BackupToTape' } | Sort-Object -Property Name) {
                 Section -Style Heading3 'Backup To Tape Job Configuration' {
                     Paragraph "The following section details the configuration about the backup to tape jobs ."
                     BlankLine