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Enable-VBRTapeDrive

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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

Enable-VBRTapeDrive -Drive <VBRTapeDrive[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRTapeDrive

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 Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Drive	Specifies the drive you want to enable. Accepts VBRTapeDrive object. You can assign multiple drives 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

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.

PS C:\PS> $library = Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 3.00"

PS C:\PS> $drive = Get-VBRTapeDrive -Library $library | Select -First 1

PS C:\PS> Enable-VBRTapeDrive -Drive $drive