---
title: "Disable-VBRCloudGateway"
description: "This cmdlet disables a selected cloud gateway. Disabling a gateway temporarily suspends all operations on it. Run the Enable-VBRCloudGateway cmdlet to enable a disabled cloud gateway."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/disable-vbrcloudgateway.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Cloud Connect > Veeam Cloud Connect Cloud Gateways > Disable-VBRCloudGateway"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Disable-VBRCloudGateway

## Short Description
Disables cloud gateways.

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

Requires a cloud provider license.

## Syntax
```
Disable-VBRCloudGateway -CloudGateway <VBRCloudGateway[]> [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet disables a selected cloud gateway. Disabling a gateway temporarily suspends all operations on it. Run the [`Enable-VBRCloudGateway`](enable-vbrcloudgateway.md) cmdlet to enable a disabled cloud gateway.

## 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">CloudGateway</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of cloud gateways you want to disable.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrcloudgateway.md"><code>VBRCloudGateway[]</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcloudgateway.md"><code>Get-VBRCloudGateway</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrcloudgateway.md"><code>VBRCloudGateway[]</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: Microsoft PowerShell enables the <code>Confirm</code> parameter for this cmdlet by default. To disable this option, set the parameter value to <code>$false</code>. That is, <code>Confirm:$false</code>.</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">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</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>
    </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
[`VBRCloudGateway`](vbrcloudgateway.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Disabling Cloud Gateway [Using Variable]

This example shows how to disable the selected cloud gateway.

```
$cloudgateway = Get-VBRCloudGateway -Name "Cloud gateway"
Disable-VBRCloudGateway -CloudGateway $cloudgateway
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCloudGateway`](get-vbrcloudgateway.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$cloudgateway` variable.
2. Run the `Disable-VBRCloudGateway` cmdlet. Set the `$cloudgateway` variable as the `CloudGateway` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Disabling Cloud Gateway [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to disable the selected cloud gateway.

```
Get-VBRCloudGateway -Name "Cloud gateway" | Disable-VBRCloudGateway
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCloudGateway`](get-vbrcloudgateway.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Disable-VBRCloudGateway` cmdlet.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRCloudGateway`](get-vbrcloudgateway.md)