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Short Description
Modifies tape properties.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Set-VBRTapeMedium -Medium <VBRTapeMedium> [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>] [-PassThru] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Related Commands
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Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies properties of a selected tape. You can modify name and/or description of the tape. To modify settings, you need to enter the corresponding parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Medium | Specifies tape you want to modify. Accepts VBRTapeMedium object, GUID or string type. | True | Named | True (by Value or False | False |
Name | Specifies the new name you want to assign to the tape. Accepts string type. | False | Named | False | False |
Description | Specifies the new description you want to assign to the tape. Accepts string type. | False | Named | False | False |
PassThru | Indicates that the command returns the output object to the Windows PowerShell console. | 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 renames the '0014001F' tape into 'SQL 9/2014' and sets a description for it.
The tape is obtained with Get-VBRTapeMedium and piped down.
PS C:\PS> Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "0014001F" | Set-VBRTapeMedium -Name "SQL 9/2014" -Description "SQL DB monthly full backups: Sept/2014" |
Example 2
This command renames a selected tape into 'SQL encrypted'.
The tape is obtained with Get-VBRTapeMedium and assigned to the '$tape' variable beforehand.
