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title: "Export-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule"
description: "This cmdlet exports an array of advanced filtering rules for Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding to a file. You can use the exported file to import the rules on another Veeam Backup & Replication server with the..."
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# Export-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule

## Short Description
Exports Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding filtering rules to a file.

**Product Edition**: Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Export-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule -Path <String> -FilteringRules <VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule[]>
 [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet exports an array of advanced filtering rules for Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding to a file. You can use the exported file to import the rules on another Veeam Backup & Replication server with the [`Import-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule`](import-vbrvsaeventforwardingfilteringrule.md) cmdlet.

## 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">FilteringRules</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of filtering rules you want to export.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrvsaeventforwardingfilteringrule.md"><code>VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule</code></a>[] object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrvsaeventforwardingfilteringrule.md"><code>New-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrvsaeventforwardingfilteringrule.md"><code>VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule[]</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>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will overwrite any existing file at the specified path. If you omit this parameter and the file already exists, the cmdlet returns a terminating error.</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">Path</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the full path to the file in which the filtering rules will be saved.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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
### Example 1. Exporting Filtering Rules to File

This example shows how to export filtering rules from the current Veeam Software Appliance forwarding options to a file.

```
$options = Get-VBRVSAEventForwardingOptions
Export-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule -Path "C:\Backup\vsa-filters.xml" -FilteringRules $options.AdvancedFilters
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRVSAEventForwardingOptions`](get-vbrvsaeventforwardingoptions.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$options` variable.
2. Run the `Export-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Specify the `Path` parameter value.
   - Set the `$options.AdvancedFilters` property as the `FilteringRules` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Overwriting Existing Export File

This example shows how to export filtering rules and overwrite an existing file at the target path.

```
$rule = New-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule -Application "sshd" -SeverityRules Error, Critical
Export-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule -Path "C:\Backup\vsa-filters.xml" -FilteringRules $rule -Force
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`New-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule`](new-vbrvsaeventforwardingfilteringrule.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Application` and `SeverityRules` parameter values. Save the result to the `$rule` variable.
2. Run the `Export-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Specify the `Path` parameter value.
   - Set the `$rule` variable as the `FilteringRules` parameter value.
   - Provide the `Force` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Import-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule`](import-vbrvsaeventforwardingfilteringrule.md)
- [`New-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule`](new-vbrvsaeventforwardingfilteringrule.md)
- [`Get-VBRVSAEventForwardingOptions`](get-vbrvsaeventforwardingoptions.md)