---
title: "Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback"
description: "This cmdlet starts to perform failback from a Cloud Director CDP replica to the production vApp. The replica must be in the Failover state."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/start-vbrvcdcdpreplicafailback.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > VMware Cloud Director > CDP for VMware Cloud Director > Cloud Director CDP Failback > Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback

## Short Description
Starts to perform failback from a Cloud Director CDP replica to the production vApp.

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>ToOriginal (Default)</code></p>

```
Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback -Replica <VBRvCDCDPReplica> [-DRProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>]
 [-ProductionProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>] [-Complete] [-SwitchToProduction] [-Retry]
 [-SwitchingSchedule <VBRFailbackSwitchingSchedule>] [-Reason <String>] [-PowerOn] [-RunAsync] [-Force]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>DifferentLocation</code></p>

```
Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback -Replica <VBRvCDCDPReplica> [-DRProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>]
 [-ProductionProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>] [-Complete] [-SwitchToProduction] [-Retry]
 [-SwitchingSchedule <VBRFailbackSwitchingSchedule>] -DestinationvApp <CVcdVappItem> [-Reason <String>]
 [-PowerOn] [-RunAsync] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>SpecifiedLocation</code></p>

```
Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback -Replica <VBRvCDCDPReplica> [-DRProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>]
 [-ProductionProxy <VBRCDPProxy[]>] [-Complete] [-SwitchToProduction] [-Retry]
 [-SwitchingSchedule <VBRFailbackSwitchingSchedule>] -OrganizationvDC <CVcdOrganizationVdcItem>
 [-DestinationVAppName <String>] [-StoragePolicy <CVcdOrgVdcStorageProfile>]
 [-DRNetwork <VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo[]>] [-ProductionNetwork <VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo[]>] [-Reason <String>]
 [-PowerOn] [-RunAsync] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet starts to perform failback from a Cloud Director CDP replica to the production vApp. The replica must be in the *Failover* state. After you start to commit failback, the cmdlet switches the state of the replica from *Failover* to *Ready to switch*.

## 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">Complete</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will commit failback.</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">DestinationvApp</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For performing failback to an already recovered vApp in a different location.</p><p>Specifies the original vApp that is restored in a different location. The cmdlet will perform failback from the replica to this vApp.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CViVmItem</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvientity.md"><code>Find-VBRViEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CVcdVappItem</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">DestinationVAppName</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For performing failback to a different location or with different settings.</p><p>Specifies a name for the vApp that will be restored from the specified replica. The cmdlet will create a vApp with this name and will perform failback to this vApp.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">DRNetwork</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For performing failback to a different location or with different settings.</p><p>Specifies an array of networks in the disaster recovery site to which replica is connected. The cmdlet will map these networks to the networks in the production site.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If you specify this parameter, you must also specify the <code>ProductionNetwork</code> parameter.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrvcdorgvdcnetworkinfo.md"><code>Get-VBRVCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo[]</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">DRProxy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of CDP proxies that are configured in the disaster recovery site and that will be used for failback.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRCDPProxy[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcdpproxy.md"><code>Get-VBRCDPProxy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRCDPProxy[]</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">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will fail back without showing warnings in the 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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">OrganizationvDC</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For performing failback to a different location or with different settings.</p><p>Specifies the organization VDC where you want to restore the vApp from the specified replica.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CVcdOrganizationVdcItem</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CVcdOrganizationVdcItem</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">PowerOn</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will power on the production vApp after failback. If you do not provide this parameter, you will need to power on VMs in the vApp manually.</p><p>Default: <code>False.</code></p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If you provide this parameter with the <code>Complete</code> parameter, this parameter will not work. The VMs in the vApp will remain in the state it had before committing failback.</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">ProductionNetwork</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For performing failback to a different location or with different settings.</p><p>Specifies an array of networks in the production site. The cmdlet will restore the vApp from the specified replica and will map the replica networks to these networks.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If you specify this parameter, you must also specify the <code>DRNetwork</code> parameter.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrvcdorgvdcnetworkinfo.md"><code>Get-VBRVCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRvCDOrgVdcNetworkInfo[]</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">ProductionProxy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of CDP proxies that are configured in the production site and that will be used for failback.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRCDPProxy[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcdpproxy.md"><code>Get-VBRCDPProxy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRCDPProxy[]</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">Reason</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the reason for performing failback.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">Replica</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the replica from which you want to fail back.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRvCDCDPReplica</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcdpreplicavcd.md"><code>Get-VBRCDPReplica</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRvCDCDPReplica</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">Retry</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that if failback does not complete successfully, the cmdlet will start to perform failback to a replica again.</p><p>If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet will not start to perform failback if any vApps are in the incomplete state.</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">RunAsync</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: This parameter can be used if you set the failback switch schedule by running the <a href="new-vbrfailbackswitchingschedule.md"><code>New-VBRFailbackSwitchingSchedule</code></a> cmdlet to the <code>Manual</code> type.</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">StoragePolicy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For performing failback to a different location or with different settings.</p><p>Specify the storage policy that you want to apply to the production vApp after performing failback.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CVcdOrgVdcStorageProfile</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvcloudentity.md"><code>Find-VBRvCloudEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CVcdOrgVdcStorageProfile</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">SwitchingSchedule</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a switching schedule. The cmdlet will switch the replica to the production vApp according to this schedule.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRFailbackSwitchingSchedule</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrfailbackswitchingschedule.md"><code>New-VBRFailbackSwitchingSchedule</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRFailbackSwitchingSchedule</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">SwitchToProduction</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will switch the replica from the <em>Ready to switch</em> state to the <em>Failback</em> state.</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">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.</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">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</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
`SessionId <Guid>`

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Performing Failback from Cloud Director CDP Replica to Original vApp

This example shows how to start to perform failback from a Cloud Director CDP replica to the original vApp.

```
$replica = Get-VBRCDPReplica -Name "Win07"
Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback -Replica $replica
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCDPReplica`](get-vbrcdpreplica.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$replica` variable.
2. Run the `Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback` cmdlet. Set the `$replica` variable as the `Replica` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Performing Failback from Cloud Director CDP Replica to Original vApp in New Location

This example shows how to start to perform failback from a Cloud Director CDP replica to the original vApp that is already recovered to a new location.

```
$replica = Get-VBRCDPReplica -Name "Win07"
$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "Cloud Server"
$vapp = Find-VBRvCloudEntity -Server $server -VApp
Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback -Replica $replica -DestinationvApp $vapp
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCDPReplica`](get-vbrcdpreplica.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$replica` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$server` variable.
3. Run the [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Server` and `VApp` parameters values. Save the result to the `$vapp` variable.
4. Run the `Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback` cmdlet. Set the `$replica` variable as the `Replica` parameter value.  Set the `$vapp` variable as the `DestinationvApp` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Performing Failback from Cloud Director CDP Replica to Different Location

This example shows how to start to perform failback from a Cloud Director CDP replica to a different location.

```
$replica = Get-VBRCDPReplica -Name "Win07"
$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "Cloud Server"
$organization = Find-VBRvCloudEntity -Server $server -OrganizationVdc
Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback -Replica $replica -OrganizationvDC $organization
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCDPReplica`](get-vbrcdpreplica.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$replica` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$server` variable.
3. Run the [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Server` and `OrganizationVdc` parameters values. Save the result to the `$organization` variable.
4. Run the `Start-VBRvCDCDPReplicaFailback` cmdlet. Set the `$replica` variable as the `Replica` parameter value. Set the `$organization` variable as the `OrganizationvDC` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRCDPReplica`](get-vbrcdpreplica.md)
- [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)
- [`Find-VBRvCloudEntity`](find-vbrvcloudentity.md)