---
title: "Sessions"
description: "Get sessions of a selected job and look which tasks it contains. Cmdlet Operation Get-VBRBackupSession Returns VM backup sessions Get-VBRSession Returns jobs sessions Get-VBRTaskSession Returns tasks performed during a specific session Get-VBRRestore"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/session_cmdlets.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > Sessions"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Sessions

Get sessions of a selected job and look which tasks it contains.

## In This Section

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="width:39%;">
      <p>Cmdlet</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:39%;">
      <p>Operation</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrbackupsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRBackupSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns VM backup sessions</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns jobs sessions</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrtasksession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRTaskSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns tasks performed during a specific session </p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrrestoresession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRRestoreSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns restore sessions</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="stop-vbrsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Stop-VBRSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Stops tape jobs sessions.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrcdpsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRCDPSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns CDP policy sessions.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrcdptasksession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRCDPTaskSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns VMs processed during CDP policy sessions.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrcopybackupsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRCopyBackupSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns copy sessions.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrmovebackupsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRMoveBackupSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns move sessions.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="retry-vbrcopybackupsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Retry-VBRCopyBackupSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Retries the copy operation for failed workloads.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="retry-vbrmovebackupsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Retry-VBRMoveBackupSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Retries the move operation for failed workloads.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="stop-vbrcopybackupsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Stop-VBRCopyBackupSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Specifies how to process backups for which a copy sessions failed.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="stop-vbrmovebackupsession.md" class="T_Filenames">Stop-VBRMoveBackupSession</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Specifies how to process backups for which a move sessions failed.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

For SureBackup sessions, see [SureBackup Jobs](surebackup_job.md).