This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Move-VBRTapeMedium
Short Description
Moves tape to media pool or vault.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
This cmdlet provides 2 parameter sets.
- For moving tapes to another media pool:
Move-VBRTapeMedium -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> -MediaPool <VBRTapeMediaPool> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>] |
- For moving tapes to vault:
Move-VBRTapeMedium -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> -Vault <VBRTapeVault> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>] |
Related Commands
Return Type
None
Detailed Description
This cmdlet moves selected tapes to another media pool or media vault.
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When you move a tape to any media pool, Veeam Backup & Replication marks this tape as free. |
You can configure automatic moving offline tapes to a vault in the media pool settings. Run Set-VBRTapeMediaPool to edit media pool configuration.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Medium | Specifies the array of tapes you want to move. Accepts VBRTapeMedium objects, GUID or string type. | True | Named | True (by Value | False |
MediaPool | Specifies the media pool to which you want to move the tapes. Accepts VBRTapeMediaPool object, GUID or string type. | True | Named | False | False |
Vault | Specifies the media vault to which you want to move the tapes. Accepts VBRTapeVault object, GUID or string type. | True | Named | False | False |
WhatIf | Specifies whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action. | False | Named | False | False |
Confirm | Specifies whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue. | False | Named | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.
Example 1
This example shows how to move a tape to a media pool.
- Get the target media pool. Run Get-VBRTapeMediaPool and save it to the $mediapool variable.
- Get the tape you want to move. Run Get-VBRTapeMedium and pipe it to Move-VBRTapeMedium. Use the $mediapool variable.
PS C:\PS> Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name 0014001H | Move-VBRTapeMedium -MediaPool $mediapool |
Example 2
This example shows how to move a tape to a vault.
- Get the tape you want to move. Run Get-VBRTapeMedium and save the result to the '$medium' variable.
- Get the target vault. Run Get-VBRTapeVault and save it to the $vault variable.
- Run Move-VBRTapeMedium with the saved variables.
PS C:\PS> Move-VBRTapeMedium -Medium $medium -Vault $vault |