---
title: "Add-VBRArchiveBackupAvailabilityPeriod"
description: "Extends the availability period of the backup files from the archive storage. Product Edition: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet extends the availability of the backup files retrieved from the archive extent of the scale-out backup"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrarchivebackupavailabilityperiod.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Scale-Out Backup Repositories > Archive Tier > Add-VBRArchiveBackupAvailabilityPeriod"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRArchiveBackupAvailabilityPeriod

## Short Description
Extends the availability period of the backup files from the archive storage.

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

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRArchiveBackupAvailabilityPeriod -RestorePoint <COib> -AvailabilityPeriodDays <UInt32> [-RunAsync] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet extends the availability of the backup files retrieved from the archive extent of the scale-out backup repository.

## Parameters

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      <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">AvailabilityPeriodDays</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a period (in days) during which the retrieved archive backup files will be available.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>UInt32</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">RestorePoint</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the restore point for which you want to extend the availability.</p><p>Accepts the <code>COib</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrrestorepoint.md"><code>Get-VBRRestorePoint</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>COib</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">RunAsync</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.</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>
    </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
The cmdlet returns the `VBRPublishedBackupSession` object.

## Examples

::: example
### Retrieving Backup Files from Amazon S3 Glacier Archive Extent

This example shows how to extend the availability of the backup files retrieved from the archive extent of the scale-out backup repository.

```
$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "NEW_YEAR_JOB_2"
$rp = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Backup $backup | sort creation_time | select -First 1 
Add-VBRArchiveBackupAvailabilityPeriod -RestorePoint $rp[0] -AvailabilityPeriodDays 2
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRBackup`](get-vbrbackup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$backup` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRRestorePoint`](get-vbrrestorepoint.md) cmdlet. Set the `$backup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value. Save the result to the `$rp` variable.

   The `Get-VBRRestorePoint` cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Mind the ordinal number of the necessary restore point (in our example, it is the first restore point in the array).

3. Run the `Add-VBRArchiveBackupAvailabilityPeriod` cmdlet. Set the `$rp` variable as the `RestorePoint` parameter value. Specify the `AvailabilityPeriodDays` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRBackup`](get-vbrbackup.md)
- [`Get-VBRRestorePoint`](get-vbrrestorepoint.md)