[BUG] DeployVeeamConfiguration.ps1 fails on Windows PowerShell 5.1 (Veeam module requires PowerShell 7) - VBR 13

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What happened?

Summary

During installation/config deployment, DeployVeeamConfiguration.ps1 fails when importing Veeam.Backup.PowerShell because the Veeam module requires PowerShell 7+, but the installer/deployment tool is running under Windows PowerShell 5.1.

Environment

• VeeamNotify version: v2.1.2
• Windows PowerShell version: 5.1.17763.8146
• PowerShell 7 installed?: [Yes/No]
  • If Yes: pwsh -v output: [paste here]
• Veeam Backup & Replication build number: 13.0.1.1071
• OS version: [e.g., Windows Server 2019/2022 + build] (optional)

Steps to reproduce

1. Run the installer:

   Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; `
   [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; `
   iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tigattack/VeeamNotify/main/Installer.ps1'))

2. Select:
   • Download source: Version
   • Version: v2.1.2
3. Choose to configure now (Y)
4. Run the configuration deployment tool (Y)
5. Error occurs during Import-Module Veeam.Backup.PowerShell

Expected behavior

The deployment tool should either:

• run under PowerShell 7 automatically / instruct the user to run it with pwsh, OR
• detect the PowerShell version and show a clear message before proceeding.

Actual behavior / error

Import-Module : The version of Windows PowerShell on this computer is '5.1.17763.8146'.
The module 'C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Console\Veeam.Backup.PowerShell\Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.psd1'
requires a minimum Windows PowerShell version of '7.0' to run.
At C:\VeeamScripts\VeeamNotify\resources\DeployVeeamConfiguration.ps1:322 char:1
+ Import-Module Veeam.Backup.PowerShell -DisableNameChecking
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable (...) [Import-Module], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_InsufficientPowerShellVersion,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

Suggested fix (optional)

Add a PowerShell version check at the start of the deployment script and/or installer.
If $PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 7, print instructions to run:

pwsh -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\VeeamScripts\VeeamNotify\resources\DeployVeeamConfiguration.ps1"

References (format examples)

• File path + line number:
  • resources/DeployVeeamConfiguration.ps1 line ~322 (Import-Module Veeam.Backup.PowerShell)
• Permalink (preferred):
  • https://github.com/tigattack/VeeamNotify/blob//resources/DeployVeeamConfiguration.ps1#L322

Steps To Reproduce

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VeeamNotify version

v2.1.2

PowerShell version

5.1

Veeam Backup & Replication build number

13.0.1.1071

Relevant log output