---
title: "Get-VBORepositoryUpgradeSession"
description: "This cmdlet returns sessions that are started to upgrade backup repositories."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/get-vborepositoryupgradesession.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > JET-based Backup Repositories and Object Storage Repositories > Get-VBORepositoryUpgradeSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Get-VBORepositoryUpgradeSession

## Short Description
Returns sessions started to upgrade backup repositories.

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>AllParameterSet (Default)</code></p>

```
Get-VBORepositoryUpgradeSession [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>ByRepositoryParameterSet</code></p>

```
Get-VBORepositoryUpgradeSession [-Repository <VBORepository>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns sessions that are started to upgrade backup repositories.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Repository</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a backup repository. The cmdlet will return sessions that are started to upgrade the specified backup repository.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vborepository.md"><code>VBORepository</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vborepository.md"><code>Get-VBORepository</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vborepository.md"><code>VBORepository</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VBORepositoryUpgradeSession`](vborepositoryupgradesession.md) object that contains details on sessions that are running to upgrade backup repositories.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1: Getting Active Sessions Started to Upgrade Backup Repositories

This command returns all active sessions that are started to upgrade backup repositories.

```
Get-VBORepositoryUpgradeSession
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2: Getting Active Session Started to Upgrade Specific Backup Repository

This example shows how to get an active session started to upgrade the *Repository 09* backup repository.

```
$repository = Get-VBORepository -Name "Repository 09"
Get-VBORepositoryUpgradeSession -Repository $repository
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBORepository`](get-vborepository.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$repository` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBORepositoryUpgradeSession` cmdlet. Set the `$repository` variable as the `Repository` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBORepository`](get-vborepository.md)