---
title: "Add-VBRTapeServer"
description: "This cmdlet adds a tape server to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrtapeserver.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Servers > Add-VBRTapeServer"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRTapeServer

## Short Description
Adds a tape server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRTapeServer [-Description <String>] [-Server <CHost>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds a tape server to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the description of the tape server.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will add the tape server to the current backup server, although this tape server is already added to another backup server. The current backup server will take the ownership of this tape server.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Server</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the server you want to use as a tape server.</p><p>If not set, Veeam backup server will be used.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CHost</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrserver.md"><code>Get-VBRServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHost</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
[`VBRTapeServer`](vbrtapeserver.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Adding Tape Server [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to add the `WindowsServer01` server as a tape server using a pipeline output. The description is `Sydney Office tape server`.

```
Get-VBRServer -Name WindowsServer01 | Add-VBRTapeServer -Description "Sydney Office tape server"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Add-VBRTapeServer` cmdlet. Specify the `Description` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Adding Tape Server [Using Variable]

This example shows how to add the `WindowsServer01` server as a tape server using a variable.

```
$tapeserver = Get-VBRServer -Name WindowsServer01 
Add-VBRTapeServer -Server $tapeserver
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$tapeserver` variable.
2. Run the `Add-VBRTapeServer` cmdlet. Set the `$tapeserver` variable as the `Server` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)