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 | Accept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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, | 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
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 |
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