---
title: "Get-VBRSocketLicenseSummary"
description: "This cmdlet returns the VBRSocketLicenseSummary object that contains details on the per-socket license usage."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrsocketlicensesummary.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Licenses > Get-VBRSocketLicenseSummary"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRSocketLicenseSummary

## Short Description
Returns details on the per-socket license usage.

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

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

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns the [`VBRSocketLicenseSummary`](vbrsocketlicensesummary.md) object that contains details on the per-socket license usage.

## Parameters

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        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
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        <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>
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      <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 the per-socket license usage for this license.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrinstalledlicense.md"><code>VBRInstalledLicense</code></a> 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>
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`<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
[`VBRSocketLicenseSummary`](vbrsocketlicensesummary.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Getting Details on Per-Socket License

This example shows how to get details on the per-socket license usage.

```
$license = Get-VBRInstalledLicense
Get-VBRSocketLicenseSummary -License $license
        LicensedSocketsNumber             UsedSocketsNumber        RemainingSocketsNumber Workload
        ---------------------             -----------------        ---------------------- --------
                           50                             2                            48 {Microsoft Hyper-V}
                           75                            10                            65 {VMware vSphere}
                           30                            25                             5 {Nutanix AHV}
```

Perform the following steps:

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

   The cmdlet output will contain the following details on the per-socket license usage: `LicensedSocketsNumber`, `UsedSocketsNumber`, `RemainingSocketsNumber` and `Workload`.

:::

## Related Commands

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