---
title: "Add-VSBVirtualLab (obsolete)"
description: "This cmdlet creates a new VMware virtual lab."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vsbvirtuallab.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Obsolete Cmdlets > Add-VSBVirtualLab (obsolete)"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VSBVirtualLab

## Short Description
Creates a VMware virtual lab.

::: note

This cmdlet is obsolete and not supported. Run the [`Add-VBRApplicationGroup`](add-vbrapplicationgroup.md) cmdlet instead.

:::

**Platform**: VMware

For Hyper-V, run the [`Add-VSBHvVirtualLab`](add-vsbhvvirtuallab.md) cmdlet.

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

## Syntax
```
Add-VSBVirtualLab [[-Name] <String>] [[-Server] <CHost>] [[-Datastore] <CViDatastoreItem>]
 [-ProductionNetwork <VBRViVirtualSwitch>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a new VMware virtual lab.

## 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">Datastore</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the datastore on which redo logs for tested VMs should be stored.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CViDatastoreItem</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvidatastore.md"><code>Find-VBRViDatastore</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CViDatastoreItem</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>2</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 you want to assign to the virtual lab.</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>0</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">ProductionNetwork</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the virtual switch connected to the production network.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrvivirtualswitch.md"><code>VBRViVirtualSwitch</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrvivirtualswitch.md"><code>Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrvivirtualswitch.md"><code>VBRViVirtualSwitch</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">Server</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the ESXi host where the virtual lab should be created.</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>1</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).

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Virtual Lab

This example shows how to create a new virtual lab named `Exchange VLab 01`.

```
$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "esx05.tech.local"
$datastore = Find-VBRViDatastore -Server $server
Add-VSBVirtualLab -Name "Exchange VLab 01" -Server $server -Datastore $datastore
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter. Save the result to the `$server` variable.
2. Run the [`Find-VBRViDatastore`](find-vbrvidatastore.md) cmdlet. Set the `$server` variable as the `Server` parameter value. Save the result to the `$datastore` variable.
3. Run the `Add-VSBVirtualLab` cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter. Set the `$server` variable as the `Server` parameter value. Set the `$datastore` variable as the `Datastore` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)
- [`Find-VBRViDatastore`](find-vbrvidatastore.md)
- [`Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch`](get-vbrvivirtualswitch.md)