---
title: "Add-VBRvCDCDPPolicy"
description: "This cmdlet creates a Cloud Director CDP policy."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrvcdcdppolicy.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > VMware Cloud Director > CDP for VMware Cloud Director > Cloud Director CDP Policy > Add-VBRvCDCDPPolicy"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRvCDCDPPolicy

## Short Description
Creates a Cloud Director CDP policy.

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

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRvCDCDPPolicy [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>] -SourceObject <IVcdItem[]>
 -OrganizationVdc <CVcdOrganizationVdcItem> -GeneralStoragePolicy <CVcdOrgVdcStorageProfile>
 [-ExcludedObject <IVcdItem[]>] [-SourceNetwork <VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo[]>]
 [-TargetNetwork <VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo[]>] [-RepositorySeed <CBackupRepository>]
 [-OriginalVApp <CVcdVappItem[]>] [-ReplicaVApp <CVcdVappItem[]>] [-SourceProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>]
 [-TargetProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>] [-Suffix <String>] [-CompressionLevel <VBRCompressionLevel>]
 [-NotificationOptions <VBRNotificationOptions>] [-RetentionOptions <VBRCDPPolicyRetentionOptions>]
 [-GuestProcessingOptions <VBRReplicaApplicationProcessingOptions>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a Cloud Director CDP 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 for 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">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a description for the 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">ExcludedObject</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of VM containers that you want to exclude from the CDP policy. You can exclude the following types of containers:</p><ul><li>Organization</li><li>Organization VDC</li><li>vApp</li></ul><p>Accepts the <code>IVcdItem</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IVcdItem[]</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">GeneralStoragePolicy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the storage policy according to which the cmdlet will create replicas.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CVcdOrgVdcStorageProfile</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CVcdOrgVdcStorageProfile</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">GuestProcessingOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies guest processing options.</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 the 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 options of the 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">OrganizationVdc</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the organization VDC where replicas will be stored.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CVcdOrganizationVdcItem</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CVcdOrganizationVdcItem</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">OriginalVApp</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the replica mapping functionality.</p><p>Specifies an array of production vApps for which you plan to use replica mapping.</p><p>The CDP policy will map these vApps to the vApps in the disaster recovery site.</p><p>Use the <code>ReplicaVApp</code> parameter to specify the vApps in the disaster recovery site.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CVcdVappItem</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CVcdVappItem[]</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">ReplicaVApp</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the replica mapping functionality.</p><p>Specifies an array of vApps in the disaster recovery site. The cmdlet will map the production vApps to these vApps and will use these vApps as replicas.</p><p>Use the <code>OriginalVApp</code> parameter to specify the vApps in the production site.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CVcdVappItem</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CVcdVappItem[]</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 the replica seeding functionality.</p><p>Specifies the backup repository that keeps the full backups of vApps 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">RetentionOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies retention settings.</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 the network mapping functionality.</p><p>Specifies an array of the production networks to which the vApps are connected.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: The number of the source and the target networks must be the same.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrvcdorgvdcnetworkinfo.md"><code>Get-VBRVCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo[]</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">SourceObject</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of vApps that you want to replicate.</p><p>Accepts the <code>IVcdItem</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IVcdItem[]</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">SourceProxy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of the CDP 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">Suffix</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the suffix that the cmdlet will add to the name of vApps 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">TargetNetwork</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the network mapping functionality.</p><p>Specifies an array of the networks in the Disaster Recovery site. The replicated vApps will be connected to these networks.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: The number of the source and the target networks must be the same.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrvcdorgvdcnetworkinfo.md"><code>Get-VBRVCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo[]</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">TargetProxy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of the target CDP proxies 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 `VBRvCDCDPPolicy` object that defines settings of the CDP policy.

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Cloud Director CDP Policy

This example shows how to create a Cloud Director CDP policy.

```
$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "Cloud Server"
$vapp = Find-VBRvCloudEntity -Server $server -VApp
$organization = Find-VBRvCloudEntity -Server $server -OrganizationVdc
$policy = Find-VBRvCloudEntity -Server $server -StorageProfile -Name "Default Storage policy" | Where OrgVcdRef -eq $organization.VcdRef
Add-VBRvCDCDPPolicy -SourceObject $vapp -OrganizationVdc $organization -GeneralStoragePolicy $policy
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$server` variable.
2. Run the [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Server` and `VApp` parameters values. Save the result to the `$vapp` variable.
3. Run the [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Server` and `OrganizationVdc` parameters values. Save the result to the `$organization` variable.
4. Run the [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Server`, `StorageProfile` and `Name` parameters values. Save the result to the `$policy` variable.
5. Run the `Add-VBRvCDCDPPolicy` cmdlet. Set the `$vapp` variable as the `SourceObject` parameter value. Set the `$organization` variable as the `OrganizationVdc` parameter value. Set the `$policy` variable as the `GeneralStoragePolicy` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)
- [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md)