---
title: "Add-VBRCDPPolicy"
description: "This cmdlet creates CDP policies. The cmdlet will create a CDP policy in the disabled state unless you enable a policy schedule. Run the Enable-VBRCDPPolicy cmdlet to enable the policy."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrcdppolicy.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Continuous Data Protection (CDP) > VMware CDP Policy > Add-VBRCDPPolicy"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRCDPPolicy

## Short Description
Creates CDP policies for VMware vSphere VMs.

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

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

```
Add-VBRCDPPolicy -Entity <IViItem[]> -TargetCluster <CViClusterItem> [-Exclusions <IViItem[]>] [-Name <String>]
 [-Description <String>] [-ResourcePool <CViResourcePoolItem>] [-Folder <CViFolderItem>]
 [-Datastore <VBRViDatastoreBase>] [-StoragePolicy <VBRViStoragePolicy>] [-SourceNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>]
 [-TargetNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>] [-ReIpRule <IViReIpRule[]>] [-SourceProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>]
 [-TargetProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>] [-Suffix <String>] [-CompressionLevel <VBRCompressionLevel>]
 [-NotificationOptions <VBRNotificationOptions>] [-RetentionOptions <VBRCDPPolicyRetentionOptions>]
 [-RepositorySeed <CBackupRepository>] [-OriginalVM <CViVmItem[]>] [-ReplicaVM <CViVmItem[]>]
 [-GuestProcessingOptions <VBRReplicaApplicationProcessingOptions>] [-DiskType <EDiskCreationMode>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Server</code></p>

```
Add-VBRCDPPolicy -Entity <IViItem[]> -TargetHost <CEsxItem> [-Exclusions <IViItem[]>] [-Name <String>]
 [-Description <String>] [-ResourcePool <CViResourcePoolItem>] [-Folder <CViFolderItem>]
 [-Datastore <VBRViDatastoreBase>] [-StoragePolicy <VBRViStoragePolicy>] [-SourceNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>]
 [-TargetNetwork <VBRViNetworkInfo[]>] [-ReIpRule <IViReIpRule[]>] [-SourceProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>]
 [-TargetProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>] [-Suffix <String>] [-CompressionLevel <VBRCompressionLevel>]
 [-NotificationOptions <VBRNotificationOptions>] [-RetentionOptions <VBRCDPPolicyRetentionOptions>]
 [-RepositorySeed <CBackupRepository>] [-OriginalVM <CViVmItem[]>] [-ReplicaVM <CViVmItem[]>]
 [-GuestProcessingOptions <VBRReplicaApplicationProcessingOptions>] [-DiskType <EDiskCreationMode>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates CDP policies.

::: note

The cmdlet will create a CDP policy in the disabled state unless you enable a policy schedule. Run the [`Enable-VBRCDPPolicy`](enable-vbrcdppolicy.md) cmdlet to enable the policy.

:::

## 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">CompressionLevel</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the compression level of the replicated data:</p><ul><li><code>None</code>: use this option if you do not want to enable data compression.</li><li><code>Dedupe-friendly</code>: use this option to set a dedupe-friendly compression level.</li><li><code>Optimal</code>: use this option to set an optimal compression level.</li><li><code>High</code>: use this option to set a high compression level.</li><li><code>Extreme</code>: use this option to set an extreme compression level.</li></ul><p>Default: <code>Optimal</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRCompressionLevel</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">Datastore</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the datastore to which you want to replicate VMs.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRViDatastoreBase</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvidatastore.md"><code>Find-VBRViDatastore</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRViDatastoreBase</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">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a description for a CDP policy.</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">DiskType</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the type of disks for replicas:</p><ul><li><code>Source</code>: the restored replica disks will be the same format as source.</li><li><code>Thick</code>: the restored replica disks will be thick.</li><li><code>Thin</code>: the restored replica disks will be thin.</li><li><code>ThickEagerZeroed</code>: the restored replica disks will be thick eager zeroed.</li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>EDiskCreationMode</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">Entity</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of VMs that you want to add to a CDP policy.</p><p>Accepts the <code>IViItem</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IViItem[]</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">Exclusions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of VMs that you want to exclude from a CDP policy processing.</p><p>Accepts the <code>IViItem</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IViItem[]</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">Folder</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the folder to which you want to replicate VMs.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CViFolderItem</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CViFolderItem</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">GuestProcessingOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies guest processing settings of a CDP policy.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRReplicaApplicationProcessingOptions</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrreplicaapplicationprocessingoptions.md"><code>New-VBRReplicaApplicationProcessingOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRReplicaApplicationProcessingOptions</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 for a CDP policy.</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 of a CDP policy.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRNotificationOptions</code> 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">OriginalVM</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For replica mapping.</p><p>Specifies an array of production VMs that you want to replicate using replica mapping.</p><p>The CDP policy will map this VM to the VM in the disaster recovery site.</p><p>Use the <code>ReplicaVM</code> parameter to specify the replicated VM on the disaster recovery site.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CViVmItem[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CViVmItem[]</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">ReIpRule</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies re-IP rules.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRViReplicaReIpRule</code> or <code>VBRViReplicaReIpIPv6Rule</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrvireplicareiprule.md"><code>Get-VBRViReplicaReIpRule</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IViReIpRule[]</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">ReplicaVM</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For replica mapping.</p><p>Specifies an array VM on the disaster recovery site. The cmdlet will map the production VM to this VM.</p><p>Use the <code>OriginalVM</code> parameter to specify the production VM.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CViVmItem[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CViVmItem[]</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">RepositorySeed</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For replica seeding.</p><p>Specifies the backup repository that keeps a full backup of VMs that you want to replicate.</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">ResourcePool</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the resource pool to which you want to replicate VMs.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CViResourcePoolItem</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CViResourcePoolItem</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">RetentionOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies retention settings of a CDP policy.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRCDPPolicyRetentionOptions</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrcdppolicyretentionoptions.md"><code>New-VBRCDPPolicyRetentionOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRCDPPolicyRetentionOptions</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">SourceNetwork</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For network mapping.</p><p>Specifies an array of production networks to which the VMs added to a CDP policy are connected.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: The number of source networks must match the number of target networks.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRViNetworkInfo[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrviservernetworkinfo.md"><code>Get-VBRViServerNetworkInfo</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrvinetworkinfo.md"><code>VBRViNetworkInfo[]</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">SourceProxy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the proxy in the production site that you want to assign to the CDP policy.</p><p>Default: Automatic selection.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRCDPProxy[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcdpproxy.md"><code>Get-VBRCDPProxy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRCDPProxy[]</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">StoragePolicy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the VMware storage policy that must be applied to the replica virtual disks.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRViStoragePolicy</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvistoragepolicy.md"><code>Find-VBRViStoragePolicy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrvistoragepolicy.md"><code>VBRViStoragePolicy</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">Suffix</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the suffix that the cmdlet will add to the name of VMs replicated with CDP policies.</p><p>Default: "<code>_replica</code>".</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">TargetCluster</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a target cluster. The cmdlet will replicate VMs to this cluster.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CViClusterItem</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CViClusterItem</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">TargetHost</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a target ESXi host. The cmdlet will replicate VMs to this ESXi host.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CEsxItem</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CEsxItem</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">TargetNetwork</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For network mapping.</p><p>Specifies an array of networks in the disaster recovery site. VMs that are replicated with the CDP policy will be connected to these networks.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: The number of source networks must match the number of target networks.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRViNetworkInfo[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrviservernetworkinfo.md"><code>Get-VBRViServerNetworkInfo</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrvinetworkinfo.md"><code>VBRViNetworkInfo[]</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">TargetProxy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the target proxy that you want to assign to the CDP policy.</p><p>Default: Automatic selection.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRCDPProxy[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcdpproxy.md"><code>Get-VBRCDPProxy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRCDPProxy[]</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 `VBRCDPPolicy` object that defines settings of a CDP policy.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Creating CDP Policy that Replicates VM to Cluster

This example shows how to create the `SQL09` CDP policy that will replicate the `WinSrv05` VM to the `CDP` cluster. The description of the policy is set to `Microsoft SQL database replica`.

```
$vm = Find-VBRViEntity -Name "WinSrv05"
$cluster = Find-VBRViEntity -Name "CDP"
Add-VBRCDPPolicy -Entity $vm -TargetCluster $cluster -Name "SQL09" -Description "Microsoft SQL database replica"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$vm` variable.
2. Run the [`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$cluster` variable.
3. Run the `Add-VBRCDPPolicy` cmdlet. Set the `$vm` variable as the `Entity` parameter value. Set the `$cluster` variable as the `TargetCluster` parameter value.

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::: example
### Example 2. Creating CDP Policy that Replicates VM to ESXi Host

This example shows how to create the `DevOps61021` CDP policy that will replicate the `DevOps Production` VM to the `esx05.tech.local` VMware host. The description of the policy is set to `DevOpsVM replica`.

```
$vm = Find-VBRViEntity -Name "DevOps Production"
$host = Find-VBRViEntity -Name "esx05.tech.local"
Add-VBRCDPPolicy -Entity $vm -TargetHost $host -Name "DevOps61021" -Description "DevOpsVM replica"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$vm` variable.
2. Run the [`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$host` variable.
3. Run the `Add-VBRCDPPolicy` cmdlet. Specify the following settings: 

   - Set the `$vm` variable as the `Entity` parameter value. 
   - Set the `$host` variable as the `TargetHost` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Name` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Description` parameter value.

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## Related Commands

[`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md)