---
title: "New-VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy"
description: "Creates schedule settings for creating virtual synthesized full backup for tape. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet creates the VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy object."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/new-vbrfullbackuptotapepolicy.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Jobs > New-VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# New-VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy

## Short Description
Creates schedule settings for creating virtual synthesized full backup for tape.

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

## Syntax
```
New-VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy [-Type <VBRFullBackupToTapePolicyType>] [-MonthlyOptions <VBRMonthlyOptions>]
 [-WeeklyOnDays <DayOfWeek[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the [`VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy`](vbrfullbackuptotapepolicy.md) object. This object contains schedule settings for creating virtual synthesized full backup for tape and is used further to apply these settings to an existing backup to tape job.

## 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">MonthlyOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Used to set months for the <code>Type</code> parameter (<code>Monthly</code> option).</p><p>Default:</p><ul><li><code>Period: 22:00</code></li><li><code>DayNumberInMonth: Fourth</code></li><li><code>DayOfWeek: Saturday</code></li><li><code>Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.</code></li></ul><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrmonthlyoptions.md"><code>VBRMonthlyOptions</code></a> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrmonthlyoptions.md"><code>New-VBRMonthlyOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrmonthlyoptions.md"><code>VBRMonthlyOptions</code></a></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 virtual synthesized full backup creation type:</p><ul><li><code>Monthly</code>: the virtual synthesized full backup is created on selected months. Use the <code>MonthlyOptions</code> parameter to set the months.</li><li><code>WeeklyOnDays</code>: the virtual synthesized full backup is created on selected days of week. Use the <code>WeeklyOnDays</code> parameter to set the days.</li></ul><p>Default: <code>WeeklyOnDays</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRFullBackupToTapePolicyType</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">WeeklyOnDays</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Used to set days of week for the <code>Type</code> parameter (<code>WeeklyOnDays</code> option).</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>DayOfWeek[]</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
[`VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy`](vbrfullbackuptotapepolicy.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Schedule Settings for Weekly Virtual Full Backup

This example shows how to create schedule settings for weekly virtual full backup scheduled to run on Saturdays.

```
New-VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy -Type WeeklyOnDays -WeeklyOnDays Saturday
```

:::

## Related Commands

[`New-VBRMonthlyOptions`](new-vbrmonthlyoptions.md)