---
title: "Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository"
description: "Adds a Veeam Data Cloud Vault to the backup infrastructure. You cannot add Veeam Data Cloud Vault Archive using this cmdlet."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrdatacloudvaultrepository.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Object Storage Repositories > Adding Veeam Data Cloud Vault > Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository"
dateModified: "2026-08-20"
---

# Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository

## Short Description
Adds a Veeam Data Cloud Vault to the backup infrastructure.

::: important

You cannot add Veeam Data Cloud Vault Archive using this cmdlet.

:::

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>DataCloudVaultV2</code></p>

```
Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>]
 [-Vault <VBRVeeamDataCloudAssignedVault>] [-Folder <String>] [-GatewayServer <CHost[]>]
 [-ConnectionType <VBRRepositoryConnectionType>] [-EnableSizeLimit] [-SizeLimit <Int32>]
 [-ImmutabilityMode <VBRRepositoryImmutabilityMode>] [-ImmutabilityPeriod <Int32>]
 [-MountServerOptions <VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]>] [-EnableConcurrentTasksLimit]
 [-MaxConcurrentTasks <Int32>] [-ForceOwnershipChange] [-EnableReadOnlyMode] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>DataCloudVaultV1</code></p>

```
Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>]
 [-AzureBlobFolder <VBRAzureBlobFolder>] [-Connection <VBRAzureBlobConnection>] [-EnableSizeLimit]
 [-SizeLimit <Int32>] [-ImmutabilityMode <VBRRepositoryImmutabilityMode>] [-ImmutabilityPeriod <Int32>]
 [-MountServerOptions <VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]>] [-EnableConcurrentTasksLimit]
 [-MaxConcurrentTasks <Int32>] [-ForceOwnershipChange] [-EnableReadOnlyMode] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds a Veeam Data Cloud Vault 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">AzureBlobFolder</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>[Service key scenario]</p><p>Specifies an Azure Blob folder. The cmdlet will map Veeam Data Cloud Vault to this folder.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRAzureBlobFolder</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrazureblobfolder.md"><code>Get-VBRAzureBlobFolder</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrazureblobfolder.md"><code>VBRAzureBlobFolder</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>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Connection</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>[Service key scenario]</p><p>Specifies an active session with Azure Blob storage. The cmdlet will use this connection to add a Veeam Data Cloud Vault.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRAzureBlobConnection</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="connect-vbrazureblobservice.md"><code>Connect-VBRAzureBlobService</code></a> cmdlet and set the <code>CapacityTier</code> property as the <code>ServiceType</code> parameter value.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRAzureBlobConnection</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">ConnectionType</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>[Subscription scenario]</p><p>Specifies how Veeam Backup & Replication will access the object storage repository:</p><ul><li><code>Direct</code>: Use this option if you want Veeam Backup & Replication to use a proxy server to transfer data from the processed VM to object storage repositories.</li><li><code>Gateway</code>: Use this option if you want Veeam Backup & Replication to use a gateway server to transfer data from processed VM to object storage repositories. <strong>Note</strong>: Provide the <code>GatewayServer</code> parameter to specify the server.</li></ul><p>Default: <code>Direct</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRRepositoryConnectionType</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 of an object storage repository. The cmdlet will add a Veeam Data Cloud Vault to the backup infrastructure 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">EnableConcurrentTasksLimit</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Enables limits for concurrent tasks that can be processed by the object storage repository.</p><p>Use the <code>MaxConcurrentTasks</code> parameter to specify the number of tasks.</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">EnableReadOnlyMode</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will add the object storage repository in the read-only mode. If you enable this option, Veeam Backup & Replication will not write or modify data in the object storage repository. You can use the object storage repository for restore operations only.</p><p>Default: <code>False</code>.</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">EnableSizeLimit</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will enable size limits for a Veeam Data Cloud Vault that you want to add as a backup repository.</p><p>Use the <code>SizeLimit</code> parameter to specify the size limits.</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">Folder</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>[Subscription scenario]</p><p>Specifies the folder that will be used to store data.</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">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will add an object storage repository without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.</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">ForceOwnershipChange</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will force ownership change of the object storage folder.</p><p>If you do not provide this parameter and the object storage folder is owned by another host, you will not be able to add object storage to the backup infrastructure.</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">GatewayServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>[Subscription scenario]</p><p>Specifies an array of gateway servers that you want to use to transfer data from processed VM to object storage repositories.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHost[]</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">ImmutabilityMode</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the immutability retention period:</p><ul><li><code>BackupRetention</code>: Use this option if you want the immutability period to depend on the backup job retention.</li><li><code>RepositoryRetention</code>: Use this option if you want to ignore the job retention and specify the immutability period explicitly.</li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRRepositoryImmutabilityMode</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">ImmutabilityPeriod</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines the immutability period in days.</p><p>Default: <code>30</code>.</p><p>Maximum: <code>999</code>.</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">MaxConcurrentTasks</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a maximum number of concurrent tasks that can be processed at once by the object storage repository.</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">MountServerOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies settings of a mount server for object storage repositories.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: This parameter is required for object storage repositories that you want to add as performance extents to a scale-out backup repository.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrrepositorymountserveroptions.md"><code>VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a name of an object storage repository. The cmdlet will add a Veeam Data Cloud Vault to the backup infrastructure 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">SizeLimit</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableSizeLimit</code> parameter.</p><p>Specifies size limits in GB for data blocks that you want to store in a Veeam Data Cloud Vault.</p><p>Permitted value: <code>1024 - 1073741824</code>.</p><p>Default: <code>10240</code>.</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">Vault</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>[Subscription scenario]</p><p>Specifies a Veeam storage vault assigned to the backup server. The cmdlet will add this vault to the backup infrastructure.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrveeamdatacloudassignedvault.md"><code>VBRVeeamDataCloudAssignedVault</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrveeamdatacloudassignedvault.md"><code>Get-VBRVeeamDataCloudAssignedVault</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrveeamdatacloudassignedvault.md"><code>VBRVeeamDataCloudAssignedVault</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 [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
[`VBRDataCloudVaultRepository`](vbrdatacloudvaultrepository.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Adding Veeam Data Cloud Vault [Using Subscription]

This example shows how to add Veeam Data Cloud Vault to the backup infrastructure using a subscription.

```
$vault = Get-VBRVeeamDataCloudAssignedVault
$gateway = Get-VBRServer
Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository -Name "Vault2049" -Description "New Vault" -Vault $vault -Folder "Backups" -GatewayServer $gateway -ConnectionType Direct -ImmutabilityPeriod 14
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRVeeamDataCloudAssignedVault`](get-vbrveeamdatacloudassignedvault.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$vault` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$gateway` variable.
3. Run the `Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Specify the `Name` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Description` parameter value.
   - Set the `$vault` variable as the `Vault` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Folder` parameter value.
   - Set the `$gateway` variable as the `GatewayServer` parameter value.
   - Specify the `ConnectionType` parameter value.
   - Specify the `ImmutabilityPeriod` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Adding Veeam Data Cloud Vault using Service Key [Mapping to Existing Folder]

This example shows how to add Veeam Data Cloud Vault to the backup infrastructure using a service key, and map object storage repository to an existing folder.

```
$account = Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount -Name "Azure Blob"
$connect = Connect-VBRAzureBlobService -Account $account -RegionType Global -ServiceType CapacityTier
$container = Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer -Connection $connect
$folder = Get-VBRAzureBlobFolder -Container $container -Connection $connect
Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository -AzureBlobFolder $folder[3] -Connection $connect
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount`](get-vbrazureblobaccount.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the [`Connect-VBRAzureBlobService`](connect-vbrazureblobservice.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Account`, `RegionType` and `ServiceType` parameter values. Save the result to the `$connect` variable.

   **Note**: You must specify the Global region to use a connection with Azure Blob storage and add a Veeam Data Cloud Vault.

3. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer`](get-vbrazureblobcontainer.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Connection` parameter value. Save the result to the `$container` variable.
4. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureBlobFolder`](get-vbrazureblobfolder.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Container` and `Connection` parameter values. Save the result to the `$folder` variable.

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

5. Run the `Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository` cmdlet. Set the `$folder` variable as the `AzureBlobFolder` parameter value. Set the `$connect` variable as the `Connection` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Adding Veeam Data Cloud Vault [Mapping to New Folder]

This example shows how to add Veeam Data Cloud Vault to the backup infrastructure and map object storage repository to a new folder. The cmdlet will map object storage repository to the `Images` folder.

```
$account = Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount -Name "Azure Blob"
$connect = Connect-VBRAzureBlobService -Account $account -RegionType Global -ServiceType CapacityTier
$container = Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer -Connection $connect
$folder = New-VBRAzureBlobFolder -Container $container -Connection $connect -Name "Images"
Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository -AzureBlobFolder $folder -Connection $connect
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount`](get-vbrazureblobaccount.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the [`Connect-VBRAzureBlobService`](connect-vbrazureblobservice.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Account`, `RegionType` and `ServiceType` parameter values. Save the result to the `$connect` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer`](get-vbrazureblobcontainer.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Connection` parameter value. Save the result to the `$container` variable.
4. Run the [`New-VBRAzureBlobFolder`](new-vbrazureblobfolder.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Container`, `Connection` and `Name` parameter values. Save the result to the `$folder` variable.
5. Run the `Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository` cmdlet. Set the `$folder` variable as the `AzureBlobFolder` parameter value. Set the `$connect` variable as the `Connection` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount`](get-vbrazureblobaccount.md)
- [`Connect-VBRAzureBlobService`](connect-vbrazureblobservice.md)
- [`Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer`](get-vbrazureblobcontainer.md)
- [`Get-VBRAzureBlobFolder`](get-vbrazureblobfolder.md)
- [`New-VBRAzureBlobFolder`](new-vbrazureblobfolder.md)