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Get-VBRTapeBackup (obsolete)

Short Description

Returns the list of backups recorded to tape.

Get-VBRTapeBackup (obsolete) Note:

This cmdlet is obsolete. The cmdlet will still work but it is recommended to perform the tape restore operation with Veeam Backup & Replication UI for full functionality.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Syntax

Get-VBRTapeBackup [-Name <String[]>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns the list of backups recorded to tape.

Veeam Backup & Replication stores all data about the backups that were recorded to tapes in the database, and you can view the list of files both while the tapes are online, or after they were removed from the library.

The backups or files that were written to tapes with Veeam Backup & Replication are indexed automatically. Run Start-VBRTapeCatalog to index the imported tapes.

Run Get-VBRTapeJob to get the list of the copy to tape jobs.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Name

Specifies the name(s) of the backup or search conditions.

You can specify multiple names separated by commas.

False

Named

False

True

<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 command looks for all backups recorded to tapes.

Get-VBRTapeBackup

Example 2

This command looks for backups named "VM01" and "VM05".

Get-VBRTapeBackup -Name "VM01", "VM05"