<# .SYNOPSIS Starts all Veeam Backup & Replication related services on the local machine. .DESCRIPTION This script identifies and starts all Windows services related to Veeam Backup & Replication. It requires administrative privileges to run. .NOTES File Name : Start-VeeamServices.ps1 Prerequisite : PowerShell 5.1 or later, Run as Administrator Copyright : © 2023 #> #Requires -RunAsAdministrator Write-Host "Starting Veeam-related services..." -ForegroundColor Cyan # Get all services with "Veeam" in their display name $veeamServices = Get-Service | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*Veeam*" -or $_.Name -like "Veeam*" } if (-not $veeamServices) { Write-Host "No Veeam services found." -ForegroundColor Yellow exit } Write-Host "Found the following Veeam services:" -ForegroundColor Green $veeamServices | Format-Table -AutoSize -Property DisplayName, Status # Start each Veeam service foreach ($service in $veeamServices) { try { if ($service.Status -ne 'Running') { Write-Host "Starting service: $($service.DisplayName)..." -NoNewline Start-Service -Name $service.Name -ErrorAction Stop Write-Host " [Started]" -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host "Service $($service.DisplayName) is already running." -ForegroundColor Gray } } catch { Write-Host " [Failed to start]" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "Error: $_" -ForegroundColor Red } } Write-Host "`nAll Veeam services have been processed." -ForegroundColor Cyan # Verify all services are running $stoppedServices = $veeamServices | Where-Object { $_.Status -ne 'Running' } if ($stoppedServices) { Write-Host "Warning: The following Veeam services failed to start:" -ForegroundColor Yellow $stoppedServices | Format-Table -AutoSize -Property DisplayName, Status } else { Write-Host "All Veeam services are now running." -ForegroundColor Green } # Additional check for services that might be in 'StartPending' state Write-Host "`nChecking service status after startup attempt..." -ForegroundColor Cyan Start-Sleep -Seconds 5 $veeamServices | ForEach-Object { $service = $_ $refreshed = Get-Service -Name $service.Name Write-Host "$($refreshed.DisplayName) is $($refreshed.Status)" -ForegroundColor $(if ($refreshed.Status -eq 'Running') { 'Green' } else { 'Yellow' }) }