--- title: "New Features" description: "This section contains information on new features introduced in Veeam PowerShell v13.1. In this version, you can run new cmdlets to create and manage application backup repositories and perform recovery from application backup snapshots." canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/new_features_v13.1.html" breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Changelog > v13.1 Changelog > New Features" dateModified: "2026-08-19" --- # 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### 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. ::: dropdown ### New Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Set-VBRUnixScheduleOptions

Modifies schedule for Unix jobs.

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