---
title: "Add-VBRHvCloudReplicaJob"
description: "This cmdlet creates a new Hyper-V cloud replication job. Cloud replication creates a VM replica on a cloud host and maintains it in sync with the original VM. Note that cloud replication does not support replica from backup."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrhvcloudreplicajob.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Cloud Connect > Veeam Cloud Connect Replication > Add-VBRHvCloudReplicaJob"
dateModified: "2026-08-20"
---

# Add-VBRHvCloudReplicaJob

## Short Description
Creates a new Hyper-V cloud replication job.

**Platform**: Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRHvCloudReplicaJob [-Name <String>] -Server <VBRCloudServer> -Datastore <VBRCloudDatastore>
 -Entity <IHvItem[]> [-Suffix <String>] [-Description <String>] [-SourceRepository <CBackupRepository[]>]
 [-BackupRepository <CBackupRepository>] [-EnableNetworkMapping] [-SourceNetwork <VBRHvServerNetworkInfo[]>]
 [-TargetNetwork <VBRCloudServerNetworkInfo[]>] [-SourceWANAccelerator <CWanAccelerator>]
 [-SourceProxy <CHvProxy[]>] [-RepositorySeed <CBackupRepository>] [-OriginalVM <CHvVmItem[]>]
 [-ReplicaVM <COib[]>] [-Force] [-HighPriority] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a new Hyper-V cloud replication job. Cloud replication creates a VM replica on a cloud host and maintains it in sync with the original VM.

Note that cloud replication does not support replica from backup.

When you create a replication job, you can configure the following additional settings:

- **Network mapping**: this option allows you to configure network mapping rules if the production site and the cloud host uses separate virtual networks. Use the `EnableNetworkMapping` parameter to enable the network mapping and the `SourceNetwork` and the `TargetNetwork` parameters to select the networks.
- **Proxy server**: this option allows you to assign a particular proxy server for the data transfer. Use the `SourceProxy` parameter to set the proxy.
- **WAN accelerators**: this option allows you to use the built-in WAN accelerators to optimize the data transfer. Note that WAN accelerators must work in pair, so you can use the WAN acceleration only if the cloud provider has a WAN accelerator on the target side. Use the `SourceWANAccelerator` parameter to set the source WAN accelerator.
- **Re-IP rules**: this option allows you to configure different IP addressing scheme for the production site and the cloud host. You need to create an object containing the re-IP rules beforehand by running the [`New-VBRHvReplicaReIpRule`](new-vbrhvreplicareiprule.md) cmdlet. Then pass the created object to the `ReIpRule` parameter of this cmdlet.

Note that when you create a replica job, you need to run it manually unless you enable a job schedule.

Run the [`Start-VBRJob`](start-vbrjob.md) cmdlet to run the job manually.

Run the [`Set-VBRJobSchedule`](set-vbrjobschedule.md) cmdlet to set schedule for the job and run it automatically.

::: note

The cmdlet will not run if the geographic location of the VMs added to the job and the target cloud host location do not match. If you still want to run the cmdlet, use the `Force` parameter.

:::

## 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">BackupRepository</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the backup repository which will be used to store replica metadata files.</p><p>If not set, the default backup repository will be used.</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">Datastore</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the cloud disk volume to which you want to replicate.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrclouddatastore.md"><code>VBRCloudDatastore</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrclouddatastore.md"><code>Get-VBRCloudDatastore</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrclouddatastore.md"><code>VBRCloudDatastore</code></a></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">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the description of the new job.</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">EnableNetworkMapping</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Enables the network mapping option.</p><p>Use the <code>SourceNetwork</code> and the <code>TargetNetwork</code> parameters to set the network mapping rules.</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">Entity</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of VMs you want to replicate.</p><p>Accepts the <code>IHvItem[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrhventity.md"><code>Find-VBRHvEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IHvItem[]</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">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will create a job even if the geographic location of the VMs added to the job and the target cloud host location do not match.</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">HighPriority</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will prioritize this job higher than other similar jobs and will allocate resources to it in the first place.</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the string with the name of the created replication job.</p><p>If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will give the default job 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">OriginalVM</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For replica mapping.</p><p>Specifies the production VM you want to replicate using replica mapping.</p><p>The replication job will map this VM to a selected replica VM on the DR site.</p><p>Use the <code>ReplicaVM</code> parameter to specify the replica VM on the DR site.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CHvVmItem[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrhventity.md"><code>Find-VBRHvEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHvVmItem[]</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 the VM on the DR site you want to use as the replication target. The replication job 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>COib[]</code> object. To create 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>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 on which a backup used as a seed for the replication job resides.</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">Server</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the cloud host where the created replica should reside.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrcloudserver.md"><code>VBRCloudServer</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcloudserver.md"><code>Get-VBRCloudServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrcloudserver.md"><code>VBRCloudServer</code></a></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">SourceNetwork</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Used to set the source network for the <code>EnableNetworkMapping</code> parameter.</p><p>Specifies the production network to which VMs added to the job are connected.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: the number of the source and the target networks must be the same.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrhvservernetworkinfo.md"><code>VBRHvServerNetworkInfo[]</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrhvservernetworkinfo.md"><code>Get-VBRHvServerNetworkInfo</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrhvservernetworkinfo.md"><code>VBRHvServerNetworkInfo[]</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 source proxy that will be used by the job.</p><p>Default: Automatic selection.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CHvProxy[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrhvproxy.md"><code>Get-VBRHvProxy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHvProxy[]</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">SourceRepository</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Used for building replica from backup files.</p><p>Specifies the backup repository that will be used to read the VM data from the already existing backup chain.</p><p>You cannot specify cloud 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">SourceWANAccelerator</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the WAN accelerator configured in the source site that will be used for data transfer.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: you can set the source WAN accelerator only if the cloud provider has a target WAN accelerator configured.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="cwanaccelerator.md"><code>CWanAccelerator</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrwanaccelerator.md"><code>Get-VBRWANAccelerator</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="cwanaccelerator.md"><code>CWanAccelerator</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 will be appended to the name of the VM you are replicating. This name will be used to register the replicated VM on the target server.</p><p>If omitted, the replicated VMs will have the <code>_replica</code> suffix by default.</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">TargetNetwork</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Used to set the target network for the <code>EnableNetworkMapping</code> parameter.</p><p>Specifies the network in the DR site to which VM replicas must be connected.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: the number of the source and the target networks must be the same.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrcloudservernetworkinfo.md"><code>VBRCloudServerNetworkInfo[]</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcloudservernetworkinfo.md"><code>Get-VBRCloudServerNetworkInfo</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrcloudservernetworkinfo.md"><code>VBRCloudServerNetworkInfo[]</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
`CBackupJob`

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Hyper-V Cloud Replica Job

This example shows how to create a Hyper-V cloud replica job.

```
$vm = Find-VBRHvEntity -Name "application_server"
$cloudServer = Get-VBRCloudServer -Name 104.45.95.227
$cloudDatastore = Get-VBRCloudDatastore -CloudServer $cloudServer -Name "GHJDatastore"
Add-VBRHvCloudReplicaJob -Name "Hv Cloud Replica Job" -Entity $vm -Server $cloudServer -Datastore $cloudDatastore
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Find-VBRHvEntity`](find-vbrhventity.md) cmdlet to get the VM you want to replicate. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$vm` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRCloudServer`](get-vbrcloudserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the server to the `$cloudServer` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-VBRCloudDatastore`](get-vbrclouddatastore.md) cmdlet. Set the `$cloudServer` variable as the `CloudServer` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the datastore to the `$cloudDatastore` variable.
4. Run the `Add-VBRHvCloudReplicaJob` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Specify the `Name` parameter value.
   - Set the `$vm` variable as the `Entity` parameter value.
   - Set the `$cloudServer` variable as the `Server` parameter value.
   - Set the `$cloudDatastore` variable as the `Datastore` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRCloudServer`](get-vbrcloudserver.md)
- [`Get-VBRCloudDatastore`](get-vbrclouddatastore.md)
- [`Find-VBRHvEntity`](find-vbrhventity.md)
- [`Get-VBRBackupRepository`](get-vbrbackuprepository.md)
- [`Get-VBRHvServerNetworkInfo`](get-vbrhvservernetworkinfo.md)
- [`Get-VBRCloudServerNetworkInfo`](get-vbrcloudservernetworkinfo.md)
- [`Get-VBRWANAccelerator`](get-vbrwanaccelerator.md)
- [`Get-VBRHvProxy`](get-vbrhvproxy.md)
- [`Get-VBRLocation`](get-vbrlocation.md)