---
title: "Rescan-VBREntity"
description: "This cmdlet rescans backup infrastructure components added to Veeam Backup & Replication: Hosts and clusters Tape servers Tape libraries Backup repositories Cloud providers Veeam backup database for new replica restore points Protection groups You..."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/rescan-vbrentity.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Managing Infrastructure > Rescan-VBREntity"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Rescan-VBREntity

## Short Description
Rescans backup infrastructure components.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>Entity</code></p>

```
Rescan-VBREntity -Entity <Object[]> [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Flags</code></p>

```
Rescan-VBREntity [-AllReplicas] [-AllHosts] [-AllTapeServers] [-AllRepositories] [-AllCloudProviders] [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet rescans backup infrastructure components added to Veeam Backup & Replication:

- Hosts and clusters
- Tape servers
- Tape libraries
- Backup repositories
- Cloud providers
- Veeam backup database for new replica restore points
- Protection groups

  ::: note

  You cannot rescan a protection group for pre-installed Veeam Agents. To learn more, see the [Protection Group Types](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/agents/protection_groups_types.html?ver=120) section in the Veeam Agent Management Guide.

  :::

- Discovered computers

  ::: note

  You cannot rescan a computer added to a protection group for pre-installed Veeam Agents. To learn more, see the [Protection Group Types](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/agents/protection_groups_types.html?ver=120) section in the Veeam Agent Management Guide.

  :::

- Discovered Active Directory objects

You can rescan components, for example, after configuration restore.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <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">AllCloudProviders</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will rescan all cloud providers.</p><p>Default: <code>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">AllHosts</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will rescan all managed hosts.</p><p>Default: <code>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">AllReplicas</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will rescan all replicas restore points.</p><p>Default: <code>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">AllRepositories</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will rescan all backup repositories.</p><p>Default: <code>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">AllTapeServers</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will rescan all tape servers.</p><p>Default: <code>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">Entity</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of components you want to rescan.</p><p>Accepts the following objects:</p><ul><li><code>CHost</code> (hosts connected to the backup infrastructure). Run the <a href="get-vbrserver.md"><code>Get-VBRServer</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li><li><a href="vbrtapeserver.md"><code>VBRTapeServer</code></a> (tape servers). Run the <a href="get-vbrtapeserver.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeServer</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li><li><a href="vbrtapelibrary.md"><code>VBRTapeLibrary</code></a> (tape libraries). Run the <a href="get-vbrtapelibrary.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeLibrary</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li><li><code>CBackupRepository</code> (backup repositories). Run the <a href="get-vbrbackuprepository.md"><code>Get-VBRBackupRepository</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li><li><a href="vbrcloudprovider.md"><code>VBRCloudProvider</code></a> (cloud providers). Run the <a href="get-vbrcloudprovider.md"><code>Get-VBRCloudProvider</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li><li><code>CBackup</code> (only replicas restore points). Run the <a href="get-vbrreplica.md"><code>Get-VBRReplica</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li><li><a href="vbrprotectiongroup.md"><code>VBRProtectionGroup</code></a> (protection groups). Run the <a href="get-vbrprotectiongroup.md"><code>Get-VBRProtectionGroup</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li><li><a href="vbrdiscoveredcomputer.md"><code>VBRDiscoveredComputer</code></a> (discovered computers). Run the <a href="get-vbrdiscoveredcomputer.md"><code>Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li><li><a href="vbrdiscoveredadentity.md"><code>VBRDiscoveredADEntity</code></a> (discovered Active Directory objects that belong to the same protection group).Run the <a href="get-vbrdiscoveredcomputer.md"><code>Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer</code></a> cmdlet to get this object.</li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Object[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Wait</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command waits for the process to complete before accepting more input.</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. Rescanning all Hosts Managed by Veeam Backup & Replication

This command rescans servers managed by Veeam Backup & Replication.

```
Rescan-VBREntity -AllHosts
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Rescanning Backup Repository

This example shows how to rescan the `Win2012Repo` backup repository.

```
$repository = Get-VBRBackupRepository -Name "Win2012Repo"
Rescan-VBREntity -Entity $repository
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRBackupRepository`](get-vbrbackuprepository.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$repository` variable.
2. Run the `Rescan-VBREntity` cmdlet. Set the `$repository` variable as the `Entity` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Rescanning Tape Server

This example shows how to rescan the `srv01.tech.local` tape server.

```
$tapesrv = Get-VBRTapeServer -Name "srv01.tech.local"
Rescan-VBREntity -Entity $tapesrv -Wait
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeServer`](get-vbrtapeserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$tapesrv` variable.
2. Run the `Rescan-VBREntity` cmdlet. Set the `$tapesrv` variable as the `Entity` parameter value. Provide the `Wait` parameter.

:::

::: example
### Example 4. Rescanning Replica Restore Points

This example shows how to rescan the `'Webservices'` replica restore points.

```
$webservices = Get-VBRReplica -Name "Webservices"
Rescan-VBREntity -Entity $webservices
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRReplica`](get-vbrreplica.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$webservices` variable.
2. Run the `Rescan-VBREntity` cmdlet. Set the `$webservices` variable as the `Entity` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRTapeServer`](get-vbrtapeserver.md)
- [`Get-VBRBackupRepository`](get-vbrbackuprepository.md)
- [`Get-VBRReplica`](get-vbrreplica.md)