---
title: "New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions"
description: "This cmdlet creates the VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions object representing a discovery schedule for a protection group."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/new-vbrprotectiongroupscheduleoptions.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Agent Management > Working with Protection Groups > Veeam Agent Management Protection Groups > New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions

## Short Description
Creates a discovery schedule.

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

## Syntax
```
New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions [-PolicyType <VBRProtectionGroupPolicyType>]
 [-DailyOptions <VBRDailyOptions>] [-PeriodicallyOptions <VBRPeriodicallyOptions>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the [`VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions`](vbrprotectiongroupscheduleoptions.md) object representing a discovery schedule for a protection group. Per this schedule, Veeam Backup & Replication performs a discovery operation: connects to computers of a selected protection group and gathers information about them. After the discovery operation is complete, processed computers are recognized by Veeam Backup & Replication as discovered.

Run the [`Set-VBRProtectionGroup`](set-vbrprotectiongroup.md) cmdlet to apply a discovery schedule to a protection group.

Run the [`Rescan-VBREntity`](rescan-vbrentity.md) cmdlet to discover computers manually.

## 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">DailyOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For daily schedule.</p><p>Specifies daily schedule settings. The cmdlet will create the discovery schedule with these settings.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrdailyoptions.md"><code>VBRDailyOptions</code></a> object. To create this object, run the<a href="new-vbrdailyoptions.md"><code> New-VBRDailyOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrdailyoptions.md"><code>VBRDailyOptions</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>True (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PeriodicallyOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For periodical schedule.</p><p>Specifies periodical schedule settings. The cmdlet will create the discovery schedule with these settings.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrperiodicallyoptions.md"><code>VBRPeriodicallyOptions</code></a> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrperiodicallyoptions.md"><code>New-VBRPeriodicallyOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrperiodicallyoptions.md"><code>VBRPeriodicallyOptions</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>True (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PolicyType</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the type of the discovery schedule:</p><ul><li><code>Daily</code></li><li><code>Periodically</code></li></ul><p>The cmdlet will create the discovery schedule of this type.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRProtectionGroupPolicyType</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</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
[`VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions`](vbrprotectiongroupscheduleoptions.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Creating Discovery Schedule for Protection Group

This example shows how to create a discovery schedule for a protection group. Per this schedule, Veeam Backup & Replication will perform discovery operations every Friday at 5 PM.

```
$daily = New-VBRDailyOptions -DayofWeek Friday -Period 17:00
New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions -PolicyType Daily -DailyOptions $daily
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`New-VBRDailyOptions`](new-vbrdailyoptions.md) cmdlet. Set the `Friday` option for the `DayofWeek` parameter. Specify the `Period` parameter value. Save the result to the `$daily` variable.
2. Run the `New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions` cmdlet. Set the `Daily` option for the `PolicyType` parameter. Set the `$daily` variable as the `DailyOptions` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Applying Discovery Schedule to Protection Group

This example shows how to apply a discovery schedule to a protection group. Per this schedule, Veeam Backup & Replication will perform discovery operations every Friday at 5 PM.

```
$daily = New-VBRDailyOptions -DayOfWeek Friday -Period 17:00
$schedule = New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions -PolicyType Daily -DailyOptions $daily
$group = Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Name "North Computers"
Set-VBRProtectionGroup -ProtectionGroup $group -ScheduleOptions $schedule
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`New-VBRDailyOptions`](new-vbrdailyoptions.md) cmdlet. Set the `Friday` option for the `DayofWeek` parameter. Specify the `Period` parameter value. Save the result to the `$daily` variable.
2. Run the `New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions` cmdlet. Set the `Daily` option for the `PolicyType` parameter. Set the `$daily` variable as the `DailyOptions` parameter value. Save the result to the `$schedule` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-VBRProtectionGroup`](get-vbrprotectiongroup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$group` variable.
4. Run the [`Set-VBRProtectionGroup`](set-vbrprotectiongroup.md) cmdlet. Set the `$group` variable as the `ProtectionGroup` parameter value. Set the `$schedule` variable as the `ScheduleOptions` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`New-VBRDailyOptions`](new-vbrdailyoptions.md)
- [`Get-VBRProtectionGroup`](get-vbrprotectiongroup.md)
- [`Set-VBRProtectionGroup`](set-vbrprotectiongroup.md)