Add-VBRTapeServer

Short Description

Adds a 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	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Description	Specifies the description of the tape server.	String	False	Named	False
Server	Specifies the server you want to use as a tape server. If not set, Veeam backup server will be used.	Accepts the CHost object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	False	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
Force	Defines 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.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	True (ByPropertyName)

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Description

Specifies the description of the tape server.

String

False

Named

False

Server

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

If not set, Veeam backup server will be used.

Accepts the CHost object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.

False

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

Force

Defines 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.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

True (ByPropertyName)

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

VBRTapeServer

Examples

Add-VBRTapeServer Example 1. Adding Tape Server [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to add the WindowsServer01 server as a tape server using a pipeline output. The description is Sydney Office tape server.

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

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Add-VBRTapeServer cmdlet. Specify the Description parameter value.

Add-VBRTapeServer Example 2. Adding Tape Server [Using Variable]

This example shows how to add the WindowsServer01 server as a tape server using a variable.

$tapeserver = Get-VBRServer -Name WindowsServer01

Add-VBRTapeServer -Server $tapeserver

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $tapeserver variable.
Run the Add-VBRTapeServer cmdlet. Set the $tapeserver variable as the Server parameter value.

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer