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Remove-VBRTapeMedium

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    Short Description

    Removes the selected tapes from tape catalog.

    Applies to

    Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

    Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

    Syntax

    Remove-VBRTapeMedium -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]  [<CommonParameters>]

    Related Commands

    Get-VBRTapeMedium

    Detailed Description

    This cmdlet removes the selected tapes and the data written to the tapes from the tape catalog and Veeam backup database.

    You can remove only offline tapes.

    Remove-VBRTapeMedium Note:

    You cannot remove protected tapes.

    Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Required

    Position

    Accept
    Pipeline
    Input

    Accept
    Wildcard
    Characters

    Medium

    Specifies the tapes you want to remove.

    True

    Named

    True (by Value
    FromPipeline,
    ValueFromPipeline
    ByPropertyName)

    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.