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Remove-VBRTapeLibrary

Short Description

Removes a specified tape library from Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Remove-VBRTapeLibrary -Library <VBRTapeLibrary[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes a specified tape library from Veeam Backup & Replication.

When you remove a tape library, you stop managing it with your Veeam Backup & Replication console.

To remove a tape library, mind the following limitations:

Only the libraries in the offline status can be removed. To remove a tape library, you need to physically disconnect it from the tape server first. Alternatively, you can remove the tape server to which the tape library is connected.
You can remove the tape devices that are not used by any tape jobs. If any jobs are using the media pools assigned to the tape device, first redirect these jobs to other media pools.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Library	Specifies the array of tape libraries. The cmdlet will remove these tape libraries. Accepts VBRTapeLibrary type.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	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

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Library

Specifies the array of tape libraries. The cmdlet will remove these tape libraries.

Accepts VBRTapeLibrary type.

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

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

Confirm

Specifies whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue.

False

Named

False

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

Return Type

None

Example 1

This command removes a tape library named 'HP MSL G3 Series 3.00'. The library object is obtained with Get-VBRTapeLibrary and piped down.

Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 3.00" | Remove-VBRTapeLibrary

Example 2

This command removes a tape library represented by '$SydneyTapeLibrary' variable. The library object is obtained with Get-VBRTapeLibrary and assigned to the variable beforehand.

Remove-VBRTapeLibrary -Library $SydneyTapeLibrary

Related Commands

Get-VBRTapeLibrary