---
title: "Connect-VBRViVirtualLab"
description: "Adds VMs to Veeam Backup & Replication. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet adds VMs created on VMware to Veeam Backup & Replication."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/connect-vbrvivirtuallab.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > SureBackup > SureBackup Virtual Labs > Connect-VBRViVirtualLab"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Connect-VBRViVirtualLab

## Short Description
Adds VMs to Veeam Backup & Replication.

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

## Syntax
```
Connect-VBRViVirtualLab [-VM] <CViVmItem> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds VMs created on VMware to Veeam Backup & Replication.

## Parameters

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      <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">VM</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a VM that you want to add to Veeam Backup & Replication.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CViVmItem</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CViVmItem</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</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
### Adding VM to Virtual Lab

This example shows how to add the `Oracle05` VM created on VMware into Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

```
$vm = Find-VBRViEntity -Name "Oracle05"
Connect-VBRViVirtualLab -VM $vm
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$vm` variable.
2. Run the `Connect-VBRViVirtualLab` cmdlet. Set the `$vm` variable as the `VM` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md)