# ViVMSnapshotReplicaPlannedFailover

Start planned failover for a VMware vSphere snapshot replica.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `ViVMSnapshotReplicaPlannedFailover`
- 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": "ViVMSnapshotReplicaPlannedFailover",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why ViVMSnapshotReplicaPlannedFailover is rated High

Failover operations are Execute-category because they trigger external system state transitions with significant blast radius. While reversible (failback is possible), initiating failover without proper safeguards could cause unintended VM migration, service disruption, or data consistency issues. This is critical severity because it affects production infrastructure availability and continuity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'ViVMSnapshotReplicaPlannedFailover' and description states it 'Start[s] planned failover for a VMware vSphere snapshot replica.' Failover is an active operational trigger that initiates infrastructure state changes whose effects depend on…"

## Use case

AI agents invoke ViVMSnapshotReplicaPlannedFailover 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": {
    "ViVMSnapshotReplicaPlannedFailover": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "vivmsnapshotreplicaplannedfailover_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