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Get-VBRTapeBackup (obsolete)

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    Short Description

    Returns the list of backups recorded to tape.

    Get-VBRTapeBackup (obsolete) Note:

    This cmdlet is obsolete. The cmdlet will still work but it is recommended to perform the tape restore operation with Veeam Backup & Replication UI for full functionality.

    Applies to

    Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

    Syntax

    Get-VBRTapeBackup [-Name <String[]>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

    Detailed Description

    This cmdlet returns the list of backups recorded to tape.

    Veeam Backup & Replication stores all data about the backups that were recorded to tapes in the database, and you can view the list of files both while the tapes are online, or after they were removed from the library.

    The backups or files that were written to tapes with Veeam Backup & Replication are indexed automatically. Run Start-VBRTapeCatalog to index the imported tapes.

    Run Get-VBRTapeJob to get the list of the copy to tape jobs.

    Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Required

    Position

    Accept
    Pipeline
    Input

    Accept
    Wildcard
    Characters

    Name

    Specifies the name(s) of the backup or search conditions.

    You can specify multiple names separated by commas.

    False

    Named

    False

    True

    <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 looks for all backups recorded to tapes.

    Get-VBRTapeBackup

    Example 2

    This command looks for backups named "VM01" and "VM05".

    Get-VBRTapeBackup -Name "VM01", "VM05"