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title: "Archive Tier"
description: "You can use the cmdlets in this topic to perform the following operations: Cmdlet Operation Get-VBRArchiveExtent Returns the archive extent of a scale-out backup repository."
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dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Archive Tier

You can use the cmdlets in this topic to perform the following operations:

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      <p><a href="get-vbrarchiveextent.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRArchiveExtent</a></p>
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      <p>Returns the archive extent of a scale-out backup repository.</p>
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      <p><a href="enable-vbrarchiveextentmaintenancemode.md" class="T_Filenames">Enable-VBRArchiveExtentMaintenanceMode</a></p>
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      <p>Enables the Maintenance mode for the archive extent of a scale-out backup repository.</p>
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      <p><a href="disable-vbrarchiveextentmaintenancemode.md" class="T_Filenames">Disable-VBRArchiveExtentMaintenanceMode</a></p>
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      <p>Disables the Maintenance mode for the archive extent of a scale-out backup repository.</p>
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      <p><a href="enable-vbrarchiveextentsealedmode.md" class="T_Filenames">Enable-VBRArchiveExtentSealedMode</a></p>
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      <p>Enables the <span class="T_Emphasis">Sealed</span> mode for the archive extent of a scale-out backup repository.</p>
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      <p><a href="disable-vbrarchiveextentsealedmode.md" class="T_Filenames">Disable-VBRArchiveExtentSealedMode</a></p>
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      <p>Disables the <span class="T_Emphasis">Sealed</span> mode for the archive extent of a scale-out backup repository.</p>
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      <p><a href="publish-vbrarchiverestorepoint.md" class="T_Filenames">Publish-VBRArchiveRestorePoint</a></p>
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      <p>Retrieves data from archive storage.</p>
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      <p><a href="add-vbrarchivebackupavailabilityperiod.md" class="T_Filenames">Add-VBRArchiveBackupAvailabilityPeriod</a></p>
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      <p>Extends the availability period of the backup files from the archive storage.</p>
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      <p><a href="get-vbrcloudarchiverestorepoint.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRCloudArchiveRestorePoint</a></p>
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      <p>Returns restore points of tenant backups located in the archive tier.</p>
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      <p><a href="publish-vbrarchiverestorepoint.md" class="T_Filenames">Publish-VBRArchiveRestorePoint</a></p>
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      <p>Retrieves tenant data from archive storage.</p>
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      <p><a href="add-vbrarchivebackupavailabilityperiod.md" class="T_Filenames">Add-VBRArchiveBackupAvailabilityPeriod</a></p>
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      <p>Extends the availability of the backup files from the archive storage.</p>
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      <p><a href="start-vbrarchivetiersync.md" class="T_Filenames">Start-VBRArchiveTierSync</a></p>
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      <p>Starts the archiving job.</p>
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