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title: "Get-VBRIrisInstanceOriginalPath"
description: "This cmdlet returns the original paths of InterSystems IRIS instance data stored in a restore point. Use these paths to create path mapping rules with the New-VBRIrisInstancePathMappingRule cmdlet when you restore an InterSystems IRIS instance to..."
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# Get-VBRIrisInstanceOriginalPath

## Short Description
Returns original paths of InterSystems IRIS instance data in a restore point.

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRIrisInstanceOriginalPath -RestorePoint <Object> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns the original paths of InterSystems IRIS instance data stored in a restore point.

Use these paths to create path mapping rules with the [`New-VBRIrisInstancePathMappingRule`](new-vbririsinstancepathmappingrule.md) cmdlet when you restore an InterSystems IRIS instance to a different location with the [`Start-VBRIrisInstanceRestore`](start-vbririsinstancerestore.md) cmdlet.

## Parameters

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        <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">RestorePoint</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the restore point for which you want to get original paths of InterSystems IRIS instance data.</p><p>Accepts the <code>Object</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrsnapshotrestorepoint.md"><code>Get-VBRSnapshotRestorePoint</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Object</code></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>
    </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
The cmdlet returns an array of `VBRPath` objects that contain the original paths of InterSystems IRIS instance data.

## Examples

::: example
### Getting Original Paths of an InterSystems IRIS Restore Point

This example shows how to get the original paths of InterSystems IRIS instance data stored in a restore point.

```
$rp = Get-VBRSnapshotRestorePoint -ObjectName "IRIS01"
Get-VBRIrisInstanceOriginalPath -RestorePoint $rp[0]
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRSnapshotRestorePoint`](get-vbrsnapshotrestorepoint.md) cmdlet. Specify the `ObjectName` parameter value. Save the result to the `$rp` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRIrisInstanceOriginalPath` cmdlet. Set the `$rp` variable as the `RestorePoint` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRSnapshotRestorePoint`](get-vbrsnapshotrestorepoint.md)
- [`New-VBRIrisInstancePathMappingRule`](new-vbririsinstancepathmappingrule.md)
- [`Start-VBRIrisInstanceRestore`](start-vbririsinstancerestore.md)