---
title: "Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob (obsolete)"
description: "This cmdlet creates Azure IaaS backup copy jobs of Azure Virtual Machines that are stored on a Microsoft Azure Blob Storage repository."
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dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob

## Short Description
Creates Azure IaaS backup copy jobs.

::: note

This cmdlet is obsolete and only works for creating a simple mode backup copy job. It is recommended to create a new backup job using the [`Add-VBRBackupCopyJob`](add-vbrbackupcopyjob.md) cmdlet.

:::

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

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>] -Backup <VBRAzureComputeBackup[]>
 [-Repository <CBackupRepository>] [-RecoveryPointObjective <VBRRecoveryPointObjective>]
 [-RetentionPolicy <VBRRetentionPolicy>] [-BackupWindowOptions <VBRBackupWindowOptions>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates Azure IaaS backup copy jobs of Azure Virtual Machines that are stored on a Microsoft Azure Blob Storage repository. Azure IaaS backup copy jobs will copy the backups from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage external repositories to target repositories.

::: note

The cmdlet creates jobs in a disabled state. Run the [`Enable-VBRJob`](enable-vbrjob.md) cmdlet to enable jobs.

:::

## 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">Backup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of Azure backups that you want to copy.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRAzureComputeBackup[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrazurecomputebackup.md"><code>Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRAzureComputeBackup[]</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 (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">BackupWindowOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the period of time when a backup copy job is allowed to run.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrbackupwindowoptions.md"><code>VBRBackupWindowOptions</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="new-vbrbackupwindowoptions.md"><code>New-VBRBackupWindowOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrbackupwindowoptions.md"><code>VBRBackupWindowOptions</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">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a description of a backup copy job. The cmdlet will create the job with this description.</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 a name of a backup copy job. The cmdlet will create the job with this name.</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">RecoveryPointObjective</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a backup copy interval. The cmdlet will copy new restore points of Azure IaaS backup copy jobs to the target backup repository.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRRecoveryPointObjective</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrrecoverypointobjective_azure.md"><code>New-VBRRecoveryPointObjective</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRRecoveryPointObjective</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">Repository</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a target backup repository. The cmdlet will copy Azure backups to this repository.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CBackupRepository</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrbackuprepository.md"><code>Get-VBRBackupRepository</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CBackupRepository</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">RetentionPolicy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a number of restore points to keep on a target backup repository.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRRetentionPolicy</code> object. To get this object, run the following cmdlets:</p><ul><li><a href="new-vbrgfsretentionpolicy_azure.md"><code>New-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy</code></a></li><li><a href="new-vbrsimpleretentionpolicy_azure.md"><code>New-VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy</code></a></li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRRetentionPolicy</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 `VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob` object that contains an array of Azure IaaS backup copy jobs.

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Azure Backup Copy Job

This example shows how to create an Azure backup copy job.

```
$backup = Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup -Name "November report"
Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob -Backup $backup
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup`](get-vbrazurecomputebackup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$backup` variable.
2. Run the `Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob` cmdlet. Set the `$backup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup`](get-vbrazurecomputebackup.md)