---
title: "Set-VBRLocation"
description: "This cmdlet modifies settings of a geographic location created in Veeam Backup & Replication. 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-vbrlocation.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Locations > Set-VBRLocation"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Set-VBRLocation

## Short Description
Modifies geographic locations in Veeam Backup & Replication.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Set-VBRLocation -Location <VBRLocation> -Name <String> [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies settings of a geographic location created in Veeam Backup & Replication.

::: 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

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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">Location</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the location you want to modify.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRLocation</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrlocation.md"><code>Get-VBRLocation</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRLocation</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name you want to assign to the location.</p><p>The maximum length of the location name is 255 characters.</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)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PassThru</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns the output object to the Windows PowerShell console.</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).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRLocation` object that contains the geographic location.

## Examples

::: example
### Changing Geographic Location Name

This example shows how to change the geographic location name.

```
$location = Get-VBRLocation -Name "ABC North"
Set-VBRLocation -Location $location -Name "Central"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRLocation`](get-vbrlocation.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$location` variable.
2. Run the `Set-VBRLocation` cmdlet. Set the `$location` variable as the `Location` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRLocation`](get-vbrlocation.md)