---
title: "Set-VBRStorageOptions"
description: "This cmdlet modifies storage optimization settings that you can apply to Veeam Agent backup jobs. You can modify the following settings for the storage: Data compression settings Data optimization settings Encryption settings..."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/set-vbrstorageoptions.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Agent Management > Working with Veeam Agent Backup Jobs and Policies > Veeam Agent Job Advanced Settings > Set-VBRStorageOptions"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Set-VBRStorageOptions

## Short Description
Modifies storage optimization settings for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

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

## Syntax
```
Set-VBRStorageOptions -Options <VBRStorageOptions> [-CompressionLevel <VBRCompressionLevel>]
 [-StorageOptimizationType <VBRStorageOptimizationType>] [-EnableEncryption]
 [-EncryptionKey <VBREncryptionKey>] [-KMSServer <VBRKMSServer>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies storage optimization settings that you can apply to Veeam Agent backup jobs. You can modify the following settings for the storage:

- Data compression settings
- Data optimization settings
- Encryption settings

Veeam Backup & Replication will apply the settings to new backups during the next Veeam Agent backup job run. The new settings will not modify previously created backups.

::: 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">CompressionLevel</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the compression level for the backup:</p><ul><li><code>None</code>: use this option if you do not want to enable data compression.</li><li><code>Dedupe-friendly</code>: use this option to set a dedupe-friendly compression level.</li><li><code>Optimal</code>: use this option to set an optimal compression level.</li><li><code>High</code>: use this option to set a high compression level.</li><li><code>Extreme</code>: use this option to set an extreme compression level.</li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRCompressionLevel</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">EnableEncryption</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Enables the option for the Veeam Agent backup job to encrypt the backup data.</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">EncryptionKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableEncryption</code> option.</p><p>Specifies the encryption key that you want to use to encrypt the data.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrencryptionoptions.md"><code>VBREncryptionKey</code></a> object. To create this object, run the <a href="add-vbrencryptionkey.md"><code>Add-VBREncryptionKey</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBREncryptionKey</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">KMSServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies KMS servers added to the Veeam Backup & Replication console. The cmdlet will decrypt data encrypted by this server.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrkmsserver.md"><code>VBRKMSServer</code></a> object. To get this object, run the<a href="get-vbrkmsserver.md"><code> Get-VBRKMSServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrkmsserver.md"><code>VBRKMSServer</code></a></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">Options</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies storage options that you want to modify.</p><p>Accepts VBRStorageOptions type.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRStorageOptions</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">StorageOptimizationType</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the type of the storage that you plan to use as a backup target.</p><ul><li><code>LocalTarget</code>: use this option for backup to SAN, DAS or local storage.</li><li><code>LocalTargetHugeBackup</code>: use this option for Veeam Agent jobs that can produce backup files larger than 16 TB.</li><li><code>LANTarget</code>: use this option for backup to NAS and for onsite backup.</li><li><code>WANTarget</code>: use this option if you plan to use WAN for offsite backup.</li></ul><p>Depending on the selected storage type, the job will use data blocks of different size to optimize the size of backup files.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRStorageOptimizationType</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
This cmdlet returns the `VBRStorageOptions` object that contains storage optimization settings for backup jobs.

## Examples

::: example
### Changing Data Compression and Storage Optimization Settings

This example shows how to specify data compression and storage optimization settings for a Veeam Agent backup job. The job with these settings will run as follows:

- Veeam Backup & Replication will change the optimization type to use WAN for offsite backup.
- Veeam Backup & Replication will change the compression level to dedupe-friendly.

```
$job = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob -Name "AgentBackupJob"
$options = New-VBRStorageOptions -CompressionLevel Optimal -StorageOptimizationType LocalTargetHugeBackup
$newoptions = Set-VBRStorageOptions -Options $options -CompressionLevel DedupeFriendly -StorageOptimizationType WANTarget
Set-VBRComputerBackupJob -Job $job -StorageOptions $newoptions
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRComputerBackupJob`](get-vbrcomputerbackupjob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the [`New-VBRStorageOptions`](new-vbrstorageoptions.md) cmdlet. Specify the `CompressionLevel` and `StorageOptimizationType` parameter values. Save the result to the `$options` variable.
3. Run the `Set-VBRStorageOptions` cmdlet. Set the `$options` variable as the `Options` parameter value. Specify the `CompressionLevel` and `StorageOptimizationType` parameter values. Save the result to the `$newoptions` variable.
4. Run the [`Set-VBRComputerBackupJob`](set-vbrcomputerbackupjob.md) cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Set the `$newoptions` variable as the `StorageOptions` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRComputerBackupJob`](get-vbrcomputerbackupjob.md)
- [`New-VBRStorageOptions`](new-vbrstorageoptions.md)
- [`Set-VBRComputerBackupJob`](set-vbrcomputerbackupjob.md)