This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.

Get-VBRSession

Short Description

Returns tape jobs sessions.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

To get the session for the specified tape job

Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-Last] [<CommonParameters>]

To get the tape session with the specified ID

Get-VBRSession -Id <guid[]> [<CommonParameters>]

To get the specified tape session

Get-VBRSession -Session <VBRSession> [<CommonParameters>]

To get the session for the tape job with the specified result

Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-Result <VBRSessionResult> {None | Success | Warning | Failed}] [<CommonParameters>]

To get the session for the tape job with the specified state

Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-State <VBRSessionState> {Stopped | Starting | Stopping | Working | Pausing |Resuming | WaitingTape | Idle | Postprocessing | WaitingRepository | Pending}] [<CommonParameters>]>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns sessions for a selected tape job.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Job	Specifies the tape job for which you want to get sessions that have been run. Accepts VBRJob (BackupToTape or FileToTape) type.	True	Named	True (ByProperty Name)	False
ID	Specifies the ID of the session. The cmdlet will return the session with this ID.	False	Named	False
Last	Indicates that the command returns the last session of the specified job.	False	Named	False	False
Session	Specifies the job session for which you want to get an updated state. Accepts VBRSession type.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
State	Specifies the session state. The cmdlet will return sessions with the specified state. See VBRSessionState.	False	Named	False	False
Result	Specifies the session result. The cmdlet will return sessions with the specified result.	False	Named	False	False

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

Return Type

VBRBackupSession

Example

This example shows how to get the session for the specified tape job.

Run the Get-VBRJob cmdlet to get the backup job. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Get-VBRSession cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value.

$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Backup Copy Job"

$session = Get-VBRSession -Job $job

Related Commands

Get-VBRJob