---
title: "Tape Import Job Started"
description: "Sent when a user starts a tape import job session. For more information, see Loading Tapes. Event ID: 126 Event message details: Tape Import job <JobName> has been started by user <UserName> Severity: Info"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_126.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Backup > Tapes > Tape Import Job Started"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Tape Import Job Started

Sent when a user starts a tape import job session. For more information, see [Loading Tapes](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/import_tapes.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 126

**Event message details**: Tape Import 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="8f26e24f-eeac-4606-9502-cf2ff0152af6"</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="5137cdc1-9bc4-44e3-994c-919b4b709451"</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="35"</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">TapeLibraryID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Tape library ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TapeLibraryID="15b8f345-b87d-406f-a5d9-cd1b0561bcfe"</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="d85af4ee-38e6-4e57-9ccd-9b02abf56201"</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="Library to import from: "</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="Tape Import job 'Tape Import' has been started by user TECH\user1."</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T10:59:25.371237+01:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=126 JobSessionID="8f26e24f-eeac-4606-9502-cf2ff0152af6" JobID="5137cdc1-9bc4-44e3-994c-919b4b709451" JobType="35" Platform="5" Flags="1" TapeLibraryID="15b8f345-b87d-406f-a5d9-cd1b0561bcfe" TapeIDs="d85af4ee-38e6-4e57-9ccd-9b02abf56201" OperationSummary="Library to import from: " VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="Tape Import job 'Tape Import' has been started by user TECH\user1."]
```