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Remove-VBRTapeServer

Short Description

Removes a specified tape server from Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Remove-VBRTapeServer -TapeServer <VBRTapeServer[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRTapeServer

Return Type

None

Detailed Description

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

When you remove a  tape server, Veeam Backup & Replication unassigns the tape server role from the server, so it is no longer used as a tape server. The actual server remains connected to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

TapeServer

Specifies the tape server you want to remove.

Accepts VBRTapeServer objects.

You can assign multiple servers to this object.

True

Named

True (by Value
FromPipeline,
ValueFromPipeline
ByPropertyName)

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 removes a tape server named "Sydney_Tape_Server". The tape server is obtained with Get-VBRTapeServer and piped down.

PS C:\PS> Get-VBRTapeServer -Name "Sydney_Tape_Server" | Remove-VBRTapeServer

Example 2

This command removes tape servers represented by '$SydneyTapeServer' and '$NewYorkTapeServer' variables. The tape servers are obtained with Get-VBRTapeServer and assigned to the variables beforehand.

PS C:\PS> Remove-VBRTapeServer -TapeServer $SydneyTapeServer, $NewYorkTapeServer