---
title: "Get-VBRLicensedSocketWorkload"
description: "This cmdlet returns the VBRLicensedSocketWorkload object that contains details on licensed hosts for the per-socket license that Veeam Backup & Replication applies to back up these hosts."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrlicensedsocketworkload.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Licenses > Get-VBRLicensedSocketWorkload"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRLicensedSocketWorkload

## Short Description
Returns details on licensed hosts.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRLicensedSocketWorkload -License <VBRInstalledLicense> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns the `VBRLicensedSocketWorkload` object that contains details on licensed hosts for the per-socket license that Veeam Backup & Replication applies to back up these hosts.

## 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">License</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a license. The cmdlet will return details on licensed hosts that Veeam Backup & Replication backs up using this license.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRInstalledLicense</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrinstalledlicense.md"><code>Get-VBRInstalledLicense</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrinstalledlicense.md"><code>VBRInstalledLicense</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>
    </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
[`VBRLicensedSocketWorkload`](vbrlicensedsocketworkload.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Getting Details on Licensed Hosts

This example shows how to get details on licensed hosts for the per-socket license that Veeam Backup & Replication applies to back up these hosts.

```
$license = Get-VBRInstalledLicense
Get-VBRLicensedSocketWorkload -License $license
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRInstalledLicense`](get-vbrinstalledlicense.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$license` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRLicensedSocketWorkload` cmdlet. Set the `$license` variable as the `License` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRInstalledLicense`](get-vbrinstalledlicense.md)