New Features

This section contains information on new features introduced in Veeam PowerShell v13.1.

Backup Infrastructure

Application Backup Repository

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to create and manage application backup repositories and perform recovery from application backup snapshots.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRApplicationBackupRepository	Adds an application backup repository.
Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository	Returns application backup repositories.
Set-VBRApplicationBackupRepository	Modifies application backup repository settings.
Remove-VBRApplicationBackupRepository	Removes an application backup repository from the backup infrastructure.
New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryPermission	Creates a new permission for hosts to access an application backup repository NFS share.
New-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryScheduleOptions	Creates a snapshot creation schedule for application backup repositories.
New-VBRKerberosPermission	Creates a new permission to access an application backup repository NFS share with Kerberos credentials.
Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan	Rescans an application backup repository.
Get-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot	Returns application backup snapshots.
New-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot	Creates a new snapshot of the application backup repository.
Start-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotInstantRecovery	Starts instant recovery from an application backup snapshot.
Start-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotRecovery	Starts recovery from an application backup repository snapshot.
Start-VBRApplicationBackupCopyInstantRecovery	Starts instant recovery of the application backup repository data from a backup copy restore point.
Stop-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotInstantRecovery	Stops snapshot instant recovery session for an application backup repository.

Backup

Application Backup Policies for InterSystems IRIS

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to create and manage application backup policies for InterSystems IRIS and restore IRIS instances.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRIrisBackupJob	Creates InterSystems IRIS application backup policies.
Set-VBRIrisBackupJob	Modifies InterSystems IRIS application backup policies.
Get-VBRIrisInstanceOriginalPath	Returns original paths of InterSystems IRIS instance data in a restore point.
New-VBRIrisContainer	Defines containers of InterSystems IRIS servers for protection groups.
New-VBRIrisInstancePathMappingRule	Defines path mapping rules for InterSystems IRIS instance restore.
New-VBRIrisProcessingOptions	Defines processing options for discovered InterSystems IRIS instances.
Set-VBRIrisProcessingOptions	Modifies processing options for discovered InterSystems IRIS instances.
Start-VBRIrisInstanceRestore	Starts restore of InterSystems IRIS instances.
Get-VBRSnapshotBackup	Returns InterSystems IRIS snapshot backups.
Get-VBRSnapshotRestorePoint	Returns restore points of InterSystems IRIS snapshot backups.

Backup Infrastructure

NetApp NDMP Storage

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to add and manage NetApp NDMP servers.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRNetAppNDMPServer	Adds NetApp NDMP servers.
Get-VBRNetAppNDMPHostedServer	Returns NetApp NDMP LIFs.
Set-VBRNetAppNDMPServer	Modifies a NetApp NDMP server.

Backup

Tape — Database Plugin Backups

In this version, you can run a new cmdlet to return restore points of database plugin backups stored on tape.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Get-VBRTapeDbPluginRestorePoint	Returns restore points of database plugin backups stored on tape.

Backup Copy

Storage Backup Copy Job

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to create and manage storage backup copy jobs.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRStorageCopyJob	Creates storage backup copy jobs.
Get-VBRStorageCopyJob	Returns storage backup copy jobs.
Set-VBRStorageCopyJob	Modifies storage backup copy jobs.
Enable-VBRStorageCopyJob	Enables storage backup copy jobs.
Disable-VBRStorageCopyJob	Disables storage backup copy jobs.
Remove-VBRStorageCopyJob	Removes storage backup copy jobs from the backup infrastructure.
Start-VBRStorageCopyJob	Starts storage backup copy jobs.

Data Recovery

Microsoft Active Directory Forest Restore

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to restore a Microsoft Active Directory forest.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Get-VBRADForest	Returns Microsoft Active Directory forests in your infrastructure.
Get-VBRADForestDomain	Returns Active Directory domains within a forest or a restore point.
Get-VBRADForestDomainController	Returns domain controllers for an Active Directory domain.
Get-VBRADForestDomainRestorePoint	Returns restore points for an Active Directory domain.
Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint	Returns restore points for a Microsoft Active Directory forest.
Get-VBRADForestRestoreSession	Returns Microsoft Active Directory forest restore sessions.
New-VBRADForestReIpRule	Creates a re-IP rule for a Microsoft Active Directory forest restore.
New-VBRHvADForestDomainRestoreSpec	Creates a Hyper-V domain restore specification for a Microsoft Active Directory forest restore.
New-VBRViADForestDomainRestoreSpec	Creates a VMware domain restore specification for a Microsoft Active Directory forest restore.
Start-VBRADForestRestore	Starts a Microsoft Active Directory forest restore.

Microsoft Entra ID Support

Microsoft Entra ID Tenant Backup

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to export Microsoft Entra ID tenant item data to JSON and start a restore session from a backup copy.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Export-VBREntraIDTenantItemToJson	Exports Microsoft Entra ID tenant item properties and metadata in the JSON format.
New-VBREntraIDTenantItemExportMapping	Defines an object with a restore point that you want to use when exporting Microsoft Entra ID item data.
Start-VBREntraIDTenantCopyRestore	Starts a restore session from a backup copy of a Microsoft Entra ID tenant.

Backup Infrastructure

Veeam Software Appliance — Syslog Event Forwarding

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to configure syslog event forwarding and manage advanced filtering rules for the Veeam Software Appliance.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Export-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule	Exports Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding filtering rules to a file.
Import-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule	Imports Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding filtering rules from a file.
New-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule	Creates an advanced filtering rule for Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding.
Set-VBRVSAEventForwardingFilteringRule	Returns an updated copy of an advanced filtering rule for Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding.
Get-VBRVSAEventForwardingOptions	Returns Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding settings.
Set-VBRVSAEventForwardingOptions	Modifies Veeam Software Appliance syslog event forwarding settings.

Veeam Software Appliance — Node Exporter Metrics

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to manage node exporter metrics for Veeam appliances.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Get-VBRNodeExporterOptions	Returns node exporter metrics for Veeam appliances.
Set-VBRNodeExporterOptions	Modifies node exporter metrics for Veeam appliances.

Roles and Access Control

In this version, you can run a new cmdlet to return roles configured in Veeam Backup & Replication.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Get-VBRRoleEntity	Returns roles configured in Veeam Backup & Replication.

Veeam Agent Management

Discovered Computer Backup Access

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to allow or revoke a discovered computer's access to a backup.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup	Allows a discovered computer to access a backup.
Detach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup	Revokes a discovered computer's access to a backup.
Get-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup	Returns backups of discovered computers.

Discovered Computers

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to uninstall Veeam components from discovered computers and validate Veeam Recovery Media.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Uninstall-VBRDiscoveredComputerComponents	Uninstalls Veeam components from discovered computers.
Validate-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia	Verifies that Veeam Recovery Media is valid.

Data Recovery

Unstructured Data — Cold Storage Retrieval

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to retrieve archived object storage data from cold storage and manage active retrieval operations.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval	Returns active unstructured data retrieval operations.
Set-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval	Modifies the availability period of an active unstructured data retrieval operation.
New-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrievalSettings	Defines retrieval policy settings for archive object storage repositories.

Malware Detection

Encrypted Data and Unstructured Backup Scans

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to start an analysis of an encrypted data malware event and start an antivirus or YARA scan of file and object storage backups.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Start-VBREncryptionAnalysis	Starts an analysis of an encrypted data malware event.
Start-VBRScanUnstructuredBackup	Starts a scan of file backups and object storage backups with antivirus or YARA scan.

Backup Infrastructure

High Availability (HA) Cluster

In this version, you can run a new cmdlet to modify settings of an HA cluster.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Set-VBRHighAvailabilityCluster	Modifies settings of an HA cluster.

Backup

VMware vSphere

In this version, you can run a new cmdlet to return VMs available on a vCenter Server.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Get-VBRViVM	Returns VMs available on a vCenter Server.

Backup Infrastructure

Azure Backup Appliance

In this version, you can run a new cmdlet to rescan the Azure Backup Appliance template in the backup infrastructure.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Rescan-VBRAzureApplianceTemplate	Rescans the Azure Backup Appliance template in the backup infrastructure.

Backup

Backup Termination Window

In this version, you can run a new cmdlet to define a schedule with a backup termination window for Unix jobs.

New Cmdlets

New Cmdlets
Cmdlet	Operation
Set-VBRUnixScheduleOptions	Modifies schedule for Unix jobs.