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title: "SureBackup Application Groups"
description: "SureBackup requires Enterprise or Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License product edition. You can use the cmdlet in this topic to perform the following operations."
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dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# SureBackup Application Groups

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SureBackup requires Enterprise or Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License product edition.

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You can use the cmdlet in this topic to perform the following operations.

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      <p>Cmdlet</p>
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      <p>Operation</p>
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      <p><a href="add-vbrapplicationgroup.md" class="T_Filenames">Add-VBRApplicationGroup</a></p>
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      <p>Creates application groups for SureBackup jobs.</p>
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      <p><a href="get-vbrapplicationgroup.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRApplicationGroup</a></p>
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    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Returns VMware and Hyper-V application groups.</p>
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      <p><a href="set-vbrapplicationgroup.md" class="T_Filenames">Set-VBRApplicationGroup</a></p>
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    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Modifies settings of application groups.</p>
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      <p><a href="remove-vbrapplicationgroup.md" class="T_Filenames">Remove-VBRApplicationGroup</a></p>
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    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Removes application groups from the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.</p>
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    <td style="width:15%; height:31px;">
      <p><a href="new-vbrsurebackupvm.md" class="T_Filenames">New-VBRSureBackupVM</a></p>
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    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Defines VMs to add to application groups.</p>
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    <td style="width:15%; height:31px;">
      <p><a href="set-vbrsurebackupvm.md" class="T_Filenames">Set-VBRSureBackupVM</a></p>
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    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Modifies settings of VMs to add to application groups.</p>
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    <td style="width:15%; height:31px;">
      <p><a href="new-vbrsurebackupstartupoptions.md" class="T_Filenames">New-VBRSureBackupStartupOptions</a></p>
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    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Defines startup settings for VMs.</p>
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    <td style="width:15%; height:31px;">
      <p><a href="set-vbrsurebackupstartupoptions.md" class="T_Filenames">Set-VBRSureBackupStartupOptions</a></p>
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    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Modifies startup settings for VMs that are added to application groups and to jobs that are linked to SureBackup jobs.</p>
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    <td style="width:15%; height:31px;">
      <p><a href="new-vbrsurebackuptestscript.md" class="T_Filenames">New-VBRSureBackupTestScript</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Defines recovery verification scripts for VMs.</p>
    </td>
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    <td style="width:15%; height:31px;">
      <p><a href="set-vbrsurebackuptestscript.md" class="T_Filenames">Set-VBRSureBackupTestScript</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Modifies settings of custom recovery verification scripts for VMs.</p>
    </td>
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    <td style="width:15%; height:31px;">
      <p><a href="new-vbrapplicationgroupstartupoptions_surebackup.md" class="T_Filenames">New-VBRApplicationGroupStartupOptions</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:31px;">
      <p>Creates VM startup settings for staged restore.</p>
    </td>
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    <td style="width:15%;">
      <p><a href="set-vbrapplicationgroupstartupoptions_surebackup.md" class="T_Filenames">Set-VBRApplicationGroupStartupOptions</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:15%;">
      <p>Modifies VM startup settings for staged restore.</p>
    </td>
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