VBRTapeMedium

Contains tape.

Properties

"?" indicates that the property accepts zero values.

Property

Type

Description

Barcode

string

The tape barcode.

BlockSize

int

Specifies the size of the block used for writing data to tapes (in bytes).

Capacity

int64

The tape capacity (in bytes).

CleaningCyclesLeft

int?

The number of cleaning cycles left for the cleaning tape.

Description

string

The tape description.

ExpirationDate

DateTime?

The tape expiration date. Tape expires when all backup sets written to it expires.

Free

int64

The tape free capacity (in bytes).

HasBarcode

bool

Indicates if the tape has barcode.

Id

GUID

The tape ID.

IsExpired

bool

Indicates if the tape is expired and can be rewritten.

IsFree

bool

Indicates if the tape is marked as free.

IsFull

bool

Indicates if the tape is full.

IsLocked

bool

Indicates if the tape is locked in drive, for example, by a tape job.

IsRetired

bool

Indicates if the tape is retired: tapes are retired when they achieve maximum rewrite time or has mechanical breakdowns.

LastWriteTime

DateTime?

The date and time of last write session.

LibraryId

GUID

The ID of the tape library to which the tape belongs.

Location

VBRTapeMediumLocation

The tape current location:

  • ID and address of drive
  • ID and address of library slot
  • ID of vault.

MediaPoolId

GUID

The ID of the media pool to which the tape belongs.

MediaSet

VBRTapeMediaSet

The media set to which the tape belongs.

Name

string

The tape name.

PreviousLibraryId

GUID?

The ID of the library to which the tape belonged previously.

PreviousMediaPoolId

GUID?

The ID of the library to which the tape belonged previously.

ProtectedByHardware

bool

Indicates if the tape is hardware protected.

ProtectedBySoftware

bool

Indicates if the tape is software protected.

ReadCyclesNumber

int?

The number of read cycles performed for the tape.

SequenceNumber

int?

The sequence number of the tape in media set.

WriteCyclesNumber

int?

The number of write cycles performed for the tape.

Related Commands

Tapes