---
title: "Set-VBRDefaultWindowsMountServer"
description: "This cmdlet defines the default Microsoft Windows mount server and its settings. To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/set-vbrdefaultwindowsmountserver.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Mount Server Settings > Set-VBRDefaultWindowsMountServer"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Set-VBRDefaultWindowsMountServer

## Short Description
Modifies the default Microsoft Windows mount server.

**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>Default (Default)</code></p>

```
Set-VBRDefaultWindowsMountServer -MountServer <CHost> -MountFolder <String> [-MountPort <Int32>]
 [-EnableVPowerNFS] [-VPowerNFSPort <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Options</code></p>

```
Set-VBRDefaultWindowsMountServer -Options <VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet defines the default Microsoft Windows mount server and its settings.

::: note

To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

:::

## 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">EnableVPowerNFS</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Enables the Veeam vPower NFS Service on the default mount server. If you enable this option, Veeam vPower NFS Service will be be able to access the backup repository.</p><p>Default: <code>True</code>.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: To disable this option, set the parameter value to <code>$false</code>. That is, <em>parameter_name</em><code>:$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>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">MountFolder</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the folder to keep cache that is created during mount operations.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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 (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">MountPort</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the port that the Veeam vPower NFS Service will use to mount the vPower NFS datastore to the ESXi host.</p><p>Default: <code>1063</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</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">MountServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the server that you want to use as a default Windows mount server.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CHost</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrserver.md"><code>Get-VBRServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHost</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 (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Options</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies mount server settings.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrrepositorymountserveroptions.md"><code>Get-VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrrepositorymountserveroptions.md"><code>VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions</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">VPowerNFSPort</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the port that the Veeam vPower NFS Service will use to connect to the target NFS share.</p><p>Default: <code>2049</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</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).

## Output Object
[`VBRDefaultWindowsMountServer`](vbrdefaultwindowsmountserver.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Configuring Default Windows Mount Server

This example shows how to configure the default Windows mount server.

```
$windows_mount = Get-VBRServer -Name "srv001.tech.local"
Set-VBRDefaultWindowsMountServer -MountServer $windows_mount -MountFolder "C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\IRCache\" -EnableVPowerNFS
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$windows_mount` variable.
2. Run the `Set-VBRDefaultWindowsMountServer` cmdlet. Set the `$windows_mount` variable as the `MountServer` parameter value. Specify the `MountFolder` parameter value. Provide the `EnableVPowerNFS` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)
- [`Get-VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions`](get-vbrrepositorymountserveroptions.md)