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Add-VBRTapeServer

Short Description

Adds tape server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VBRTapeServer [-Description <string>] [-Server <CHost>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer

Return Type

VBRTapeServer

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds a tape server to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Description

Specifies the description of the tape server.

If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will enter date and time of creation by default.

False

Named

False

False

Server

Specifies the server you want to use as a tape server.

If not set, Veeam backup server will be used.

False

Named

True (by Value
FromPipeline,
ValueFromPipeline
ByPropertyName)

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 command adds a server named 'WindowsServer01' as a tape server. The server is obtained with Get-VBRServer and piped down. The description is "Sydney Office tape server".

PS C:\PS> Get-VBRServer -Name WindowsServer01 | Add-VBRTapeServer -Description "Sydney Office tape server"

Example 2

This command adds a server represented by the $tapeserver variable as a tape server. The server is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to the variable beforehand.

PS C:\PS> Add-VBRTapeServer -Server $tapeserver