# UpdateGeneralOptions

Edit general options/settings of Veeam Backup & Replication.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `UpdateGeneralOptions`
- 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: Write (Medium 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": "UpdateGeneralOptions",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why UpdateGeneralOptions is rated Medium

This tool modifies Veeam VBR system settings/configuration. While the changes are theoretically reversible (can be edited again), misconfiguration of a backup infrastructure's general options could have wide-reaching impact—disabling notifications, changing retention policies, altering backup schedules, or modifying security settings. The blast radius is significant given Veeam VBR's critical role in data protection.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'UpdateGeneralOptions' combined with description 'Edit general options/settings of Veeam Backup & Replication' indicates modification of configuration data. The verb 'Edit' and 'Update' are write operations that create or modify settings reversibly."

## Use case

AI agents use UpdateGeneralOptions to create or update resources in Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server environment.

## 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": {
    "UpdateGeneralOptions": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "updategeneraloptions_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "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