---
title: "Enable-VBRCloudGatewayPool"
description: "This cmdlet enables cloud gateway pools that have been disabled."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/enable-vbrcloudgatewaypool.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Cloud Connect > Veeam Cloud Connect Cloud Gateway Pools > Enable-VBRCloudGatewayPool"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Enable-VBRCloudGatewayPool

## Short Description
Enables disabled cloud gateway pools.

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

## Syntax
```
Enable-VBRCloudGatewayPool -CloudGatewayPool <VBRCloudGatewayPool[]>
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet enables cloud gateway pools that have been disabled.

## 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">CloudGatewayPool</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of cloud gateway pools you want to enable.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrcloudgatewaypool.md"><code>VBRCloudGatewayPool[]</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcloudgatewaypool.md"><code>Get-VBRCloudGatewayPool</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrcloudgatewaypool.md"><code>VBRCloudGatewayPool[]</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 (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>
        </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).

## Examples

::: example
### Enabling Cloud Gateway Pool

This example shows how to enable a cloud gateway pool.

```
$pool = Get-VBRCloudGatewayPool -Name "New Cloud Pool"
Enable-VBRCloudGatewayPool -CloudGatewayPool $pool
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCloudGatewayPool`](get-vbrcloudgatewaypool.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$pool` variable.
2. Run the `Enable-VBRCloudGatewayPool` cmdlet. Set the `$pool` variable as the `CloudGatewayPool` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRCloudGatewayPool`](get-vbrcloudgatewaypool.md)