Get-VBRTapeDrive
Short Description
Returns tape drives.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License
Syntax
This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:
- Get all tape drives.
Get-VBRTapeDrive [<CommonParameters>] |
- Get tape drives belonging to a specific library.
Get-VBRTapeDrive [-Library <VBRTapeLibrary>] [<CommonParameters>] |
- Get tape drives by names.
Get-VBRTapeDrive [-Name <string[]>] [<CommonParameters>] |
- Get tape drives by IDs.
Get-VBRTapeDrive [-Id <guid[]>] [<CommonParameters>] |
- Get tape drives by slot numbers.
Get-VBRTapeDrive -Address <int[]> [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns tape recording drives. You can also view the model name, the state of the drive and whether it is enabled or disabled.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Type | Required | Position | Accept |
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Library | Specifies the tape library. The cmdlet will return drives that belong to this library. | Accepts the VBRTapeLibrary object, GUID or string. To get this object, run the Get-VBRTapeLibrary cmdlet. | False | Named | True (ByValue, |
Name | Specifies the array of tape drive names. The cmdlet will return drives with these names. | String[] | False | Named | True (ByValue, |
Id | Specifies the array of drive IDs. The cmdlet will return drives with these IDs. | Guid[] | False | Named | True (ByValue, |
Address | Specifies the array of drive addresses (slot numbers). The cmdlet will return drives in these slots. | Int32[] | False | Named | True (ByValue, |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.
Output Object
Examples
Example 1. Getting Drives of Selected Library [Using Pipeline]
This example shows how to get drives of the HP MSL G3 Series 3.00 library.
Perform the following steps:
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Example 2. Getting Drive by Name
This command looks for the Drive1 tape drive.
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