---
title: "Remove-VBRFailoverPlan"
description: "This cmdlet removes a selected failover plan from Veeam Backup & Replication console and database."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/remove-vbrfailoverplan.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Replication > Failover Plans > Remove-VBRFailoverPlan"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Remove-VBRFailoverPlan

## Short Description
Removes a selected failover plan or a cloud failover plan.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Remove-VBRFailoverPlan -FailoverPlan <VBRFailoverPlan[]> [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes a selected failover plan from Veeam Backup & Replication console and database.

## 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">FailoverPlan</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of failover plans you want to remove.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrfailoverplan.md"><code>VBRFailoverPlan</code></a> or <a href="vbrcloudfailoverplan.md"><code>VBRCloudFailoverPlan</code></a> objects. To get these objects, run the <a href="get-vbrfailoverplan.md"><code>Get-VBRFailoverPlan</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrfailoverplan.md"><code>VBRFailoverPlan[]</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>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: Microsoft PowerShell enables the <code>Confirm</code> parameter for this cmdlet by default. To disable this option, set the parameter value to <code>$false</code>. That is, <code>Confirm:$false</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</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">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</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).

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Removing Failover Plan [Using Pipeline]

This command removes the `MS Exchange Group Failover` failover plan.

```
Get-VBRFailoverPlan -Name "MS Exchange Group Failover" | Remove-VBRFailoverPlan
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRFailoverPlan`](get-vbrfailoverplan.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Remove-VBRFailoverPlan` cmdlet.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Removing Failover Plan [Using Variable]

This example shows how to remove the `MS Exchange Group Failover` failover plan.

```
$MSExchangeGroup = Get-VBRFailoverPlan -Name "MS Exchange Group Failover"
Remove-VBRFailoverPlan -FailoverPlan $MSExchangeGroup
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRFailoverPlan`](get-vbrfailoverplan.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$MSExchangeGroup` variable.
2. Run the `Remove-VBRFailoverPlan` cmdlet. Set the `$MSExchangeGroup` variable as the `FailoverPlan` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRFailoverPlan`](get-vbrfailoverplan.md)