---
title: "File to Tape Job Started"
description: "Sent when a user starts a file to tape job session. For more information, see Creating File to Tape Jobs. Event ID: 114 Event message details: File to Tape Backup job <JobName> has been started by user <UserName> Severity: Info"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_114.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Backup > Tapes > File to Tape Job Started"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# File to Tape Job Started

Sent when a user starts a file to tape job session. For more information, see [Creating File to Tape Jobs](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/creating_file_to_tape_jobs.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 114

**Event message details**: File to Tape Backup job `<JobName>` has been started by user `<UserName>`

**Severity**: Info

## Parameters

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Parameter Name</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Example</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobSessionID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Job session ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobSessionID="0132c6cd-da23-448b-ae2d-d99f8a159af4"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Job ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobID="d6438c9f-239c-4728-9dd7-ace7bb36718a"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Job type.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobType="24"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Platform</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Platform type.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Platform="5"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Flags</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Defines whether the job was started by a user.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Flags="1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetObjectID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Target object ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetObjectID="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TapeIDs</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Tape IDs.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TapeIDs="73502813-abc9-4576-849a-903b7d428177"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">OperationSummary</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Operation details.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">OperationSummary="File to tape: HPE007L2"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Backup server name. Can be a DNS name, an FQDN or an IP address.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Veeam Backup & Replication version.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion="13.1.0.411"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event version (service parameter).
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version="1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event message details.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description="File to Tape Backup job 'Files to Tape' has been started by user TECH\user1."</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T13:28:31.625928+02:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=114 JobSessionID="0132c6cd-da23-448b-ae2d-d99f8a159af4" JobID="d6438c9f-239c-4728-9dd7-ace7bb36718a" JobType="24" Platform="5" Flags="1" TargetObjectID="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" TapeIDs="73502813-abc9-4576-849a-903b7d428177" OperationSummary="File to tape: HPE007L2" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="File to Tape Backup job 'Files to Tape' has been started by user TECH\user1."]
```