---
title: "Add-VBRLocation"
description: "This cmdlet creates a geographic location in Veeam Backup & Replication. Run the Apply-VBRLocation cmdlet to assign locations to the backup infrastructure components."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrlocation.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Locations > Add-VBRLocation"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRLocation

## Short Description
Creates a geographic location in Veeam Backup & Replication.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRLocation -Name <String> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a geographic location in Veeam Backup & Replication.

Run the [`Apply-VBRLocation`](apply-vbrlocation.md) cmdlet to assign locations to the backup infrastructure components.

## 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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name you want to assign to the location.</p><p>The maximum length of the location name is 255 characters.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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)</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 `VBRLocation` object that contains the geographic location created.

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Geographic Location

This command creates a geographic location in Veeam Backup & Replication.

```
Add-VBRLocation -Name "ABC North"
```

:::

## Related Commands

[`Apply-VBRLocation`](apply-vbrlocation.md)