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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>] |
Related Commands
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 | Accept |
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 | 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 | False |
Wait | Indicates that the command waits for the process to complete before accepting more input. | 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 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.
- Run Get-VBRTapeMedium to get the tapes and save them to the $tape variable.
- Run Start-VBRTapeInventory with the $tape variable.
PS C:\PS> $tape = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "00140009","00140010" PS C:\PS> Start-VBRTapeInventory -Medium $tape |