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Start-VBRTapeInventory

Short Description

Starts tape inventory.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Start-VBRTapeInventory -Library <VBRTapeLibrary[]> [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]

-OR-

Start-VBRTapeInventory -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts inventory process.

You can run inventory job for selected libraries or for selected tapes.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Library	Specifies the array of tape libraries. The cmdlet will inventory these tape libraries. Accepts VBRTapeLibrary, GUID or string type.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Medium	Specifies the array of tapes. The cmdlet will inventory these tapes. Accepts VBRTapeMedium, GUID or string type.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Wait	Indicates that the command waits for the process to complete before accepting more input.	False	Named	False	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Return Type

VBRBackupSession

Example 1

This example shows how to inventory a library.

Run Get-VBRTapeLibrary to get the library. Pipe it to Start-VBRTapeInventory.

Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 3.00" | Start-VBRTapeInventory

Example 2

This example shows how to inventory selected tapes.