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Short Description
Enables a selected tape library drive.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Related Commands
Return Type
None
Detailed Description
This cmdlet enables a selected tape library recording drive that was previously disabled.
You can disable a tape drive by running Disable-VBRTapeDrive.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Drive | Specifies the drive you want to enable. Accepts VBRTapeDrive object. You can assign multiple drives to this object. | True | Named | True (by Value | 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.
Example 1
This command enables one drive of the selected library.
Run Get-VBRTapeLibrary to get the library. Pipe it to Get-VBRTapeDrive and select the last drive in the list. Pipe this all to the Enable-VBRTapeDrive.
PS C:\PS> Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 3.00" | Get-VBRTapeDrive | Select -Last 1 | Enable-VBRTapeDrive |
Example 2
This command enables a drive represented by the $drive variable.
- Run Get-VBRTapeLibrary to get the library. Save it to the $library variable.
- Run Get-VBRTapeDrive with the $library variable to get the drives of this library. Select the first drive. Save it to the $drive variable.
- Run Enable-VBRTapeDrive with the $drive variable.
