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Eject-VBRTapeDrive (obsolete)

Short Description

Ejects tape from the selected media drive.

Note

This cmdlet is obsolete. The cmdlet still works, but it is recommended to rewrite your scripts using the Eject-VBRTapeMedium cmdlet.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Syntax

Eject-VBRTapeDrive -Drive <TapeDrive> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet ejects tape from the specified drive. The tape returns to its original slot.

Run Eject-VBRTapeMedium to eject a specific tape from drive.

Run Export-VBRTapeMedium to get a tape out of the library.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Drive

Specifies the drive you want to eject.

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

False

<CommonParameters>

Example 1

This command ejects the tape from the drive named "Drive01". The drive object is obtained with Get-VBRTapeDrive and piped down.

Get-VBRTapeDrive -Name "Drive01" | Eject-VBRTapeDrive

Example 2

This command ejects the tape from the drive represented by $drive variable. The drive object is obtained with Get-VBRTapeDrive and assigned to the variable beforehand.

Eject-VBRTapeDrive -Drive $drive

Related Commands

Get-VBRTapeDrive