# StartVSphereQuickBackupJob

Start a quick backup for VMware vSphere VMs without creating a full job.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `StartVSphereQuickBackupJob`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/startvspherequickbackupjob

## Facts

- Tool: `StartVSphereQuickBackupJob`
- Server: Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server (`kid-boy/veeam-mcp-13`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/kid-boy/veeam-mcp-13
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "StartVSphereQuickBackupJob",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why StartVSphereQuickBackupJob is rated High

This tool executes a backup job on production VMware VMs. While backups are typically maintenance operations, they consume infrastructure resources, may impact VM performance during execution, and could be misused to create excessive backup load. The effects are externally observable and not easily reversible during execution.

From the tool's own definition: "StartVSphereQuickBackupJob triggers a backup operation ('Start a quick backup') on VMware infrastructure. This initiates an external system action (backup job execution) whose effects depend on which VMs are targeted and backup configuration."

## Use case

AI agents invoke StartVSphereQuickBackupJob to trigger actions in Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "StartVSphereQuickBackupJob": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "startvspherequickbackupjob_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server (327)

- `clearAgentPolicyCache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/clearagentpolicycache.md
- `DeleteBackup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletebackup.md
- `DeleteBackupObject` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletebackupobject.md
- `DeleteCloudCreds` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletecloudcreds.md
- `DeleteCloudCredsHelperApplianceAsync` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletecloudcredshelperapplianceasync.md
- `DeleteComputerRecoveryToken` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletecomputerrecoverytoken.md
- `DeleteCreds` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletecreds.md
- `DeleteDatastoreLatencySettings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletedatastorelatencysettings.md
- `DeleteEncryptionPassword` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteencryptionpassword.md
- `DeleteEntraIDTenants` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteentraidtenants.md
- `DeleteGlobalVMExclusion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteglobalvmexclusion.md
- `DeleteJob` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletejob.md
- `DeleteKMSServer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletekmsserver.md
- `DeleteManagedServer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletemanagedserver.md
- `DeleteProtectionGroup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteprotectiongroup.md
- `DeleteProxy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteproxy.md
- `DeleteRepository` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleterepository.md
- `DeleteScaleOutRepository` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletescaleoutrepository.md
- `DeleteUnstructuredDataServers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteunstructureddataservers.md
- `DeleteUser` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteuser.md
- `RemoveInstanceLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/removeinstancelicense.md
- `RemoveLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/removelicense.md
- `ResetAllBestPracticesComplianceStatuses` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/resetallbestpracticescompliancestatuses.md
- `ResetBestPracticesComplianceStatus` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/resetbestpracticescompliancestatus.md
- `RevokeCapacityLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/revokecapacitylicense.md
- `RevokeInstanceLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/revokeinstancelicense.md
- `RevokeSocketLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/revokesocketlicense.md
- `UninstallAgentFromDiscoveredEntities` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/uninstallagentfromdiscoveredentities.md
- `applyAgentPolicyConfiguration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/applyagentpolicyconfiguration.md
- `AzureInstantVMRecoveryMigrate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/azureinstantvmrecoverymigrate.md
- …and 297 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13 · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13