---
title: "Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup"
description: "Allows a discovered computer to access a backup. Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet allows a discovered computer to access a backup."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/attach-vbrdiscoveredcomputerbackup.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Agent Management > Managing Protected Computers > Veeam Agent Management Discovered Computers > Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup

## Short Description
Allows a discovered computer to access a backup.

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

## Syntax
```
Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup -Computer <VBRDiscoveredComputer> -Backup <VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet allows a discovered computer to access a backup. The cmdlet grants the specified discovered computer access to the specified backup.

## 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">Backup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the backup that you want to allow the discovered computer to access.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrdiscoveredcomputerbackup.md"><code>VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrdiscoveredcomputerbackup.md"><code>Get-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrdiscoveredcomputerbackup.md"><code>VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup</code></a></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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Computer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the discovered computer that you want to allow to access the backup.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrdiscoveredcomputer.md"><code>VBRDiscoveredComputer</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrdiscoveredcomputer.md"><code>Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrdiscoveredcomputer.md"><code>VBRDiscoveredComputer</code></a></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>
    </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
### Allowing Discovered Computer to Access Backup

This example shows how to allow a discovered computer to access a backup.

```
$computer = Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer | Where {$_.Name -eq "support.east.local"}
$backup = Get-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup -Computer $computer
Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup -Computer $computer -Backup $backup
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer`](get-vbrdiscoveredcomputer.md) cmdlet. Use the `Where-Object` method to get the necessary discovered computer. Save the result to the `$computer` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup`](get-vbrdiscoveredcomputerbackup.md) cmdlet. Set the `$computer` variable as the `Computer` parameter value. Save the result to the `$backup` variable.
3. Run the `Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup` cmdlet. Set the `$computer` variable as the `Computer` parameter value. Set the `$backup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer`](get-vbrdiscoveredcomputer.md)
- [`Get-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup`](get-vbrdiscoveredcomputerbackup.md)