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Start-VBRTapeInventory

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Short Description

Starts tape inventory.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Start-VBRTapeInventory -Library <VBRTapeLibrary[]> [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]

-OR-

Start-VBRTapeInventory -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]

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Return Type

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts inventory process.

You can run inventory job for selected libraries or for selected tapes.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Library	Specifies the tape library which you want to inventory. Accepts VBRTapeLibrary object, GUID or string type. You can assign multiple libraries to this object.	True	Named	True (by Value FromPipeline, ValueFromPipeline ByPropertyName)	False
Medium	Specifies the tape(s) you want to inventory. Accepts VBRTapeMedium object, GUID or string type. You can assign multiple tapes to this object.	True	Named	True (by Value FromPipeline, ValueFromPipeline ByPropertyName)	False
Wait	Indicates that the command waits for the process to complete before accepting more input.	False	Named	False	False

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 example shows how to inventory a library.

Run Get-VBRTapeLibrary to get the library. Pipe it to Start-VBRTapeInventory.

PS C:\PS> Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 3.00" | Start-VBRTapeInventory

Example 2

This example shows how to inventory selected tapes.

PS C:\PS> $tape = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "00140009","00140010"

PS C:\PS> Start-VBRTapeInventory -Medium $tape