---
title: "VBRProtectionGroup"
description: "Contains a Veeam Agent protection group. Property Type Description string The protection group ID. string The protection group name. string The protection group description. bool Indicates if automatic discovery for this protection group is enabled."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/vbrprotectiongroup.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Types > VBRProtectionGroup"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# VBRProtectionGroup

Contains a Veeam Agent protection group.

## Properties

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Property</p>
    </th>
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Type</p>
    </th>
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Id</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The protection group ID.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The protection group name.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The protection group description.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Enabled</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if automatic discovery for this protection group is enabled.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Type</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VBRProtectionGroupType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The protection group type:</p>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">Custom</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">ManuallyAdded</span></li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Container</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VBRProtectionGroupContainer</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The type of a protection scope for which this protection group is created:</p>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">ActiveDirectory</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">IndividualComputers</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">CloudMachines</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">CSV</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">ManuallyDeployed</span></li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:42px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ScheduleOptions</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:42px;">
      <p><a href="vbrprotectiongroupscheduleoptions.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:42px;">
      <p>The protection group discovery schedule.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">DeploymentOptions</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrprotectiongroupdeploymentoptions.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRProtectionGroupDeploymentOptions</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The protection group deployment settings.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRProtectionGroup`](get-vbrprotectiongroup.md)