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