Tape Jobs

You can create and run tape jobs from your command line.

Tape Jobs Important!

Veeam PowerShell terminates support for restoring from tape archives. The tape restore cmdlets are obsolete. They will work, but it is recommended to perform the tape restore operation with Veeam Backup & Replication UI for full functionality.

Tape Jobs

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRBackupToTapeJob

Creates a backup to tape job or a GFS job.

Add-VBRFileToTapeJob

Creates a file to tape job.

Add-VBRObjectToTapeJob

Creates an object to tape job.

Get-VBRTapeJob

Returns tape jobs.

New-VBRFileToTapeObject

Creates an object containing files for file to tape job.

Set-VBRBackupToTapeJob

Modifies a selected backup to tape job or a GFS job.

Set-VBRFileToTapeJob

Modifies a selected file to tape job.

Set-VBRObjectToTapeJob

Modifies a selected object to tape job.

Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob

Creates an active full backup for GFS job.

Get-VBRTapeRestoreAllContentDependentMedium

Returns dependent tapes.

Start-VBRTapeRestoreAllContent

Starts restore of the content of the entire tape.

Start-VBRTapeObjectStorageRestore

Starts restore of the objects backed up to tape.

Find-VBRTapeCatalogItem

Looks for files or folders backed-up by tape jobs.

Find-VBRTapeCatalogItemVersion

Looks for backed up versions of a file or folder.

Start-VBRTapeFileRestore

Starts the restore of files and folders from tape.

Get-VBRTapeBackupSession

Returns tape backup job sessions.

Tape Jobs Schedule

Cmdlet

Operation

New-VBRBackupToTapeScheduleOptions

Creates schedule for tape jobs or GFS jobs.

New-VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy

Creates schedule for file to tape job.

New-VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy

Creates virtual full schedule.

New-VBRTapeGFSScheduleOptions

Creates GFS schedule.

Set-VBRTapeGFSScheduleOptions

Modifies GFS schedule.

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