The term 'Get-SPBackupCatalog' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name

Question

i am trying to run the following script using windows power shell ISE:-

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
$cat = Get-SPBackupCatalog \\T01\Back 
Backup-SPFarm -Directory \\T01\Back -BackupMethod Full -BackupThreads 10 -Force      
$cat.Refresh()
$cat | Remove-SPBackupCatalog -RetainCount 1 -Confirm:$false
$cat.Refresh() 
$cat | Send-SPBackupStatus -Recipients "********"

but i got the following error:-

Get-SPBackupCatalog : The term 'Get-SPBackupCatalog' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:2 char:8 + $cat = Get-SPBackupCatalog \T01\Back + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-SPBackupCatalog:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

can anyone advice please?

Answer 1

I can't see that you have run the SharePointBAC.ps1 in your script, which is downloaded from the Codeplex page SharePoint Backup Augmentation Cmdlets. The scripts

• Get-SPBackupCatalog
• Set-SPBackupCatalog
• Remove-SPBackupCatalog
• Export-SPBackupCatalog

is not out-of-the-box native cmdlets in SharePoint Management Shell or PowerShell ISE with the reference of Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.

Answer 2

That is not an official SP commandlet

You can download it on codeplex https://sharepointbac.codeplex.com/

After downloading you install it by running the "SharePointBAC.ps1" included in the download Further Documentation