---
title: "Add-VBRApplicationBackupRepository"
description: "This cmdlet adds a new application backup repository to the backup infrastructure."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrapplicationbackuprepository.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Application Backup Repositories > Add-VBRApplicationBackupRepository"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRApplicationBackupRepository

## Short Description
Adds an application backup repository.

**Product Edition**: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRApplicationBackupRepository [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>] -Server <CHost> -ZFSPool <String>
 [-MountPath <String>] [-RepositoryPermissions <VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryPermission[]>]
 [-EnableKerberosPermissions] [-KerberosPermissions <VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryKerberosPermission[]>]
 [-ScheduleOptions <VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryScheduleOptions>]
 [-NotificationOptions <VBRNotificationOptions>] [-RetentionDays <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds a new application backup repository to the backup infrastructure.

## 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">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the description of the application backup repository.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">EnableKerberosPermissions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Enables Kerberos authentication for accessing the NFS share.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">KerberosPermissions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies permissions for accessing the NFS share with Kerberos credentials.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrapplicationbackuprepositorykerberospermission.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryKerberosPermission</code></a><code>[]</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrkerberospermission.md"><code>New-VBRKerberosPermission</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrapplicationbackuprepositorykerberospermission.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryKerberosPermission[]</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">MountPath</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the path to the NFS share hosted on the application backup repository.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name you want to assign to the new application backup repository.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NotificationOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies notification settings for the snapshot creation.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrnotificationoptions.md"><code>VBRNotificationOptions</code></a> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrnotificationoptions.md"><code>New-VBRNotificationOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrnotificationoptions.md"><code>VBRNotificationOptions</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">RepositoryPermissions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies host permissions for accessing the NFS share.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrapplicationbackuprepositorypermission.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryPermission</code></a><code>[]</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrapplicationbackuprepositorypermission.md"><code>New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryPermission</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrapplicationbackuprepositorypermission.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryPermission[]</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">RetentionDays</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the number of days for the snapshot retention policy.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ScheduleOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the schedule settings for the snapshot creation.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrapplicationbackuprepositoryscheduleoptions.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryScheduleOptions</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="new-vbrapplicationbackuprepositoryscheduleoptions.md"><code>New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryScheduleOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrapplicationbackuprepositoryscheduleoptions.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryScheduleOptions</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Server</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the server that will host the application backup repository.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CHost[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrserver.md"><code>Get-VBRServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHost</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ZFSPool</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the ZFS pool name.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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 [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
This cmdlet returns the [`VBRApplicationBackupRepository`](vbrapplicationbackuprepository.md) object that contains settings of the application backup repository added to the backup infrastructure.

## Examples

::: example
### Adding Server as Application Backup Repository

This example shows how to add the `Repository01` server as a new application backup repository with the following settings:

- The snapshots are created every Friday at 23:00.
- The permissions to access the NFS share are given to the `172.24.26.132` host.

```
$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "Repository01"
$permission = -Mode ReadWrite -ServerName 172.24.26.132
$daily = New-VBRDailyOptions -DayOfWeek Friday -Period 23:00
$schedule = New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryScheduleOptions -ScheduleEnabled $true -Type Daily -DailyOptions $daily
Add-VBRApplicationBackupRepository -Name "Oracle FRA Repository" -Server $server -ZFSPool "abr01" -RepositoryPermissions $permission -ScheduleOptions $schedule
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$server` variable.
2. Run the [`New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryPermission`](new-vbrapplicationbackuprepositorypermission.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Mode` and `ServerName` parameter values. Save the result to the `$permission` variable.
3. Run the [`New-VBRDailyOptions`](get-vbrapplicationbackuprepository.md) cmdlet. Specify the `DayofWeek` and `Period` parameter values. Save the result to the `$daily` variable.
4. Run the [`New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryScheduleOptions`](new-vbrapplicationbackuprepositoryscheduleoptions.md) cmdlet. Specify the `ScheduleEnabled` and `Type` parameter values. Set the `$daily` variable as the `DailyOptions` parameter value. Save the result to the `$schedule` variable.
5. Run the `Add-VBRApplicationBackupRepository` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Specify the `Name` parameter value.
   - Set the `$server` variable as the `Server` parameter value.
   - Specify the `ZFSPool` parameter value.
   - Set the `$permission` variable as the `RepositoryPermissions` parameter value.
   - Set the `$schedule` variable as the `ScheduleOptions` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)
- [`New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryPermission`](new-vbrapplicationbackuprepositorypermission.md)
- [`New-VBRKerberosPermission`](new-vbrkerberospermission.md)
- [`New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryScheduleOptions`](new-vbrapplicationbackuprepositoryscheduleoptions.md)
- [`New-VBRNotificationOptions`](new-vbrnotificationoptions.md)