---
title: "Add-VBRvCloudJobObject"
description: "Adds VMs to Cloud Director backup jobs. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet adds VMs to Cloud Director backup jobs."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrvcloudjobobject.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > VMs in Job > Add-VBRvCloudJobObject"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRvCloudJobObject

## Short Description
Adds VMs to Cloud Director backup jobs.

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

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRvCloudJobObject -Job <CBackupJob> -Entities <IVcdItem[]> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds VMs to Cloud Director backup jobs.

## 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">Entities</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of VMs that you want to add to a Cloud Director backup job.</p><p>Accepts the <code>IVcdItem[]</code> object. To create 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">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will add VMs to a Cloud Director backup job 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">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a Cloud Director backup job. The cmdlet will add VMs to this Cloud Director backup job.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CBackupJob</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrjob.md"><code>Get-VBRJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CBackupJob</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>
    </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 `VBRvCloudJobObject` object that contains settings of VMs to Cloud Director backup job.

## Examples

::: example
### Adding VMs to Cloud Director Backup Job

This example shows how to add the `WinSrv2907` VM to the `Cloud backup job` Cloud Director backup job.

```
$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Cloud backup job"
$vm = Find-VBRvCloudEntity -Name "WinSrv2907"
Add-VBRvCloudJobObject -Job $job -Entities $vm
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$vm` variable.
3. Run the `Add-VBRvCloudJobObject` cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Set the `$vm` variable as the `Entities` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md)
- [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md)