Add-VBRTapeServer

Short Description

Adds tape server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Add-VBRTapeServer [-Description <string>] [-Server <CHost>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds a tape server to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Description

Specifies the description of the tape server.

False

Named

False

False

Server

Specifies the server you want to use as a tape server.

If not set, Veeam backup server will be used.

False

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

False

Force

Indicates that the cmdlet will add the tape server to the current backup server, although this tape server is already added to another backup server. The current backup server will take the ownership of this tape server.

False

Named

True (ByPropertyName)

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Return Type

VBRTapeServer

Example 1

This command adds a server named 'WindowsServer01' as a tape server. The server is obtained with Get-VBRServer and piped down. The description is "Sydney Office tape server".

Get-VBRServer -Name WindowsServer01 | Add-VBRTapeServer -Description "Sydney Office tape server"

Example 2

This command adds a server represented by the $tapeserver variable as a tape server. The server is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to the variable beforehand.

Add-VBRTapeServer -Server $tapeserver

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer