---
title: "Enable-VBRProtectionGroup"
description: "This cmdlet enables automatic discovery for selected protection groups. Automatic discovery is performed per discovery schedule configured for the protection group. Run the Disable-VBRProtectionGroup cmdlet to disable automatic discovery."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/enable-vbrprotectiongroup.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Agent Management > Working with Protection Groups > Veeam Agent Management Protection Groups > Enable-VBRProtectionGroup"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Enable-VBRProtectionGroup

## Short Description
Enables automatic discovery for the protection group computers.

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

## Syntax
```
Enable-VBRProtectionGroup -ProtectionGroup <VBRProtectionGroup[]>
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet enables automatic discovery for selected protection groups. Automatic discovery is performed per discovery schedule configured for the protection group.

Run the [`Disable-VBRProtectionGroup`](disable-vbrprotectiongroup.md) cmdlet to disable automatic discovery.

## 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">ProtectionGroup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of protection groups. The cmdlet will enable automatic discovery for these protection groups.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrprotectiongroup.md"><code>VBRProtectionGroup[]</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrprotectiongroup.md"><code>Get-VBRProtectionGroup</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrprotectiongroup.md"><code>VBRProtectionGroup[]</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 whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue.</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 whether the cmdlet writes 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 Automatic Discovery for Computers of Protection Group

This example shows how to enable automatic discovery for the computers of the protection group.

```
$group = Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Name "East Computers"
Enable-VBRProtectionGroup -ProtectionGroup $group
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRProtectionGroup`](get-vbrprotectiongroup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$group` variable.
2. Run the `Enable-VBRProtectionGroup` cmdlet. Set the `$group` variable as the `ProtectionGroup` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRProtectionGroup`](get-vbrprotectiongroup.md)
- [`Disable-VBRProtectionGroup`](disable-vbrprotectiongroup.md)