Veeam Start-VBRZip powershell script (ET)

Which blog are you referring to? Think you forgot to post the link.

In the script it asks to specify
"Name of vCenter or standalone host VMs to backup reside on"
What would the name of my vCenter be? I dont want to specify host because i have more than one.
Would it be the IP or one of the names below that?

I tried it with NYC ESX and this is the error im getting:

At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:21 char:2
+ - High, 9 - Extreme)
+  ~
Missing expression after unary operator '-'.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:21 char:3
+ - High, 9 - Extreme)
+   ~~~~
Unexpected token 'High' in expression or statement.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:21 char:7
+ - High, 9 - Extreme)
+       ~
Missing argument in parameter list.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:21 char:20
+ - High, 9 - Extreme)
+                    ~
Unexpected token ')' in expression or statement.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:117 char:101
+ ... | select -first
+                    ~
Missing closing ')' in expression.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:119 char:1
+ 1).Title}})
+ ~
Unexpected token '1' in expression or statement.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:117 char:38
+ {$_.EndTime}},Result,@{n="Details";e={($TaskSessions | sort creationtime -Descen ...
+                                      ~
Missing closing '}' in statement block.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:119 char:2
+ 1).Title}})
+  ~
The hash literal was incomplete.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:79 char:1
+ {
+ ~
Missing closing '}' in statement block.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\VeeamZIP.ps1:119 char:11
+ 1).Title}})
+           ~
Unexpected token ')' in expression or statement.
Not all parse errors were reported.  Correct the reported errors and try again.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingExpressionAfterOperator

and in the script that i wrote (posted above) this is the error i was getting:

Find-VBRHvEntity : Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Server'. Host with name 'localhost'
was not found
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\Veeam Backup Script.ps1:2 char:40
+ $ServerName = Find-VBRHvEntity -Server localhost -Name 'OSNY2k12PS01'
+                                        ~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Find-VBRHvEntity], ParameterBindingArgumentTransformationExc
   eption
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Command.FindVBRHv
   Entity
 
Start-VBRZip : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Entity'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value
for the argument, and then try running the command again.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Desktop\Veeam Backup Script.ps1:3 char:44
+ Start-VBRZip -Folder "D:\VMBackup" -Entity $ServerName -Compression 5 -DisableQu ...
+                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Start-VBRZip], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Commands.Backup.Start
   VBRZip

In your screenshot above, it looks like your vCenter would be the 192.168.x.x address.  Below that is the Datacenter, Cluster, then hosts.

Make sure to use the hostname as you see it in Veeam (I think it's always the full FQDN).

Looks like all those errors are likely from a poor copy and paste of the script, or maybe editing with something that changed the file, or a missing quote.

Lastly, are you backing up Hyper-V or VMWare?  Make sure you're using the right cmdlet for each.

I downloaded the script straight to the server this time so no copy-pasting but getting a different error now.
It seems that its not recognizing the $server variable

Find-VBRViEntity : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Server'. The argument is null. Provide a valid
value for the argument, and then try running the command again.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Downloads\VeeamZIP-VI-updated\VeeamZIP (VI - updated).ps1:76 char:48
+   $VM = Find-VBRViEntity -Name $VMName -Server $Server
+                                                ~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Find-VBRViEntity], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Command.FindVBRViEnti
   ty
 
Start-VBRZip : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Entity'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value
for the argument, and then try running the command again.
At C:\Users\networkadmin\Downloads\VeeamZIP-VI-updated\VeeamZIP (VI - updated).ps1:86 char:40
+     $ZIPSession = Start-VBRZip -Entity $VM -Folder $Directory -Compression $Comp ...
+                                        ~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Start-VBRZip], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Commands.Backup.Start
   VBRZip

Is the $Hostname variable set correctly for your environment?  Make sure the following line returns info.

Get-VBRServer -name $HostName

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The script uses that to set the $server variable.  And then that is used in the next command.

Find-VBRViEntity -Name $VMName -Server $Server

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Running that command manually should also return info.

Sorry for the delayed response. Yes that command worked.
I also did ECHO $HostName
and it did output the correct hostname that i entered.