---
title: "Get-VBRServer"
description: "Returns hosts connected to the backup infrastructure. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet returns hosts connected to the backup infrastructure."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrserver.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Virtualization Servers and Hosts > Get-VBRServer"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRServer

## Short Description
Returns hosts connected to the backup infrastructure.

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRServer [-Name <String[]>] [-Type <VBRHostType>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns hosts connected to the backup infrastructure. You can get the following servers:

- BackupServer
- VC
- ESXi
- VcdSystem
- Scvmm
- HvServer
- HvCluster
- SmbCluster
- SmbServer
- Windows
- Linux
- Cloud
- Local
- SanHost
- Object storage repositories
- Object storage servers
- Microsoft Entra ID tenant

You can get the list of all hosts or narrow down the output to servers of specific type, or search for instances directly by name.

To get VMware objects run the [`Find-VBRViEntity`](find-vbrvientity.md) cmdlet.

To get Hyper-V objects run the [`Find-VBRHvEntity`](find-vbrhventity.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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of host names. The cmdlet will return hosts with these names.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String[]</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">Type</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the host type. The cmdlet will return hosts of this type:</p><ul><li><code>ESX</code></li><li><code>VC</code></li><li><code>Linux</code></li><li><code>Local</code></li><li><code>Windows</code></li><li><code>ESXi</code></li><li><code>HvServer</code></li><li><code>HvCluster</code></li><li><code>Scvmm</code></li><li><code>SanHost</code></li><li><code>SmbServer</code></li><li><code>SmbCluster</code></li><li><code>VcdSystem</code></li><li><code>Cloud</code></li><li><code>AzureWinServer</code></li><li><code>VmSnapshotStorageHost</code></li><li><code>ConfigurationService</code></li><li><code>ExternalInfrastructureProxy</code></li><li><code>NdmpServer</code></li><li><code>ExternalInfrastructureServer</code></li><li><code>CifsShare</code></li><li><code>NfsShare</code></li><li><code>SanCifsServer</code></li><li><code>SanNfsServer</code></li><li><code>CifsServer</code></li><li><code>NfsServer</code></li><li><code>CifsServerShare</code></li><li><code>NfsServerShare</code></li><li><code>S3CompatibleServer</code></li><li><code>S3CompatibleBucket</code></li><li><code>AmazonS3Server</code></li><li><code>AmazonS3Bucket</code></li><li><code>AzureBlobServer</code></li><li><code>AzureBlobContainer</code></li><li><code>GoogleStorageServer</code></li><li><code>GoogleStorageBucket</code></li><li><code>AzureDataLakeServer</code></li><li><code>AzureDataLakeContainer</code></li><li><code>AzureEntraIdTenant</code></li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRHostType</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).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `CHost` object that contains settings of hosts connected to Veeam Backup & Replication.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Looking for Server by Name

This command looks for the server named `Active_Directory`.

```
Get-VBRServer -Name "Active_Directory"
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Looking for VM Registered on Hyper-V Server

This command looks for the VM named `Hv_DNS` registered on a Hyper-V server.

```
Get-VBRServer -Type "HvServer" -Name "Hv_DNS"
```

:::