---
title: "Mark Tape As Free Job Finished"
description: "Sent when a mark tape as free job session is finished. For more information, see Marking Tapes as Free. Event ID: 204 Event message details: Mark as Free job <JobName> finished with <State> Severity: Info, Warning, Error"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_204.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Backup > Tapes > Mark Tape As Free Job Finished"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Mark Tape As Free Job Finished

Sent when a mark tape as free job session is finished. For more information, see [Marking Tapes as Free](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/marking_tapes_as_free.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 204

**Event message details**: Mark as Free job `<JobName>` finished with `<State>`

**Severity**: Info, Warning, Error

## 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="e905fe5d-72fb-4d1c-beff-b9eee2f9861b"</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="af8071ed-2ce4-4cdd-93a5-244c18364c48"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobResult</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Job result ID. Possible values:</p>
      <ul>
      <li><code>0</code> — Success</li>
      <li><code>1</code> — Warning</li>
      <li><code>2</code> — Failed</li>
      </ul>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobResult="0"</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="55"</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">WillBeRetried</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Defines whether the job will be retried.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">WillBeRetried="False"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Job name.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobName="Mark as Free"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Job source type.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceType="6"</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="Mark as Free job 'Mark as Free' finished with Success."</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T11:08:11.656473+01:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=204 JobSessionID="e905fe5d-72fb-4d1c-beff-b9eee2f9861b" JobID="af8071ed-2ce4-4cdd-93a5-244c18364c48" JobResult="0" JobType="55" Platform="5" WillBeRetried="False" JobName="Mark as Free" SourceType="6" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="Mark as Free job 'Mark as Free' finished with Success."]
```