Disable-VBRTapeDrive

Short Description

Disables a selected tape library drive.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Disable-VBRTapeDrive -Drive <VBRTapeDrive[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet disables a selected tape library recording drive. When you disable a drive, Veeam Backup & Replication stops using it for read or write operations. You can disable a drive, for example, for Maintenance.

Run the Enable-VBRTapeDrive cmdlet to enable the drive.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Drive	Specifies the array of drives. The cmdlet will disable these drives.	Accepts the VBRTapeDrive[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRTapeDrive cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
WhatIf	Defines whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Confirm	Defines whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue. Note: Microsoft PowerShell enables the Confirm parameter for this cmdlet by default. To disable this option, set the parameter value to $false. That is, Confirm:$false.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

None.

Examples

Example 1. Disabling Drive of Selected Library [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to disable one drive of the HP MSL G3 Series 3.00 library.

Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 3.00" | Get-VBRTapeDrive | Select -Last 1 | Disable-VBRTapeDrive

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRTapeLibrary cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Get-VBRTapeDrive cmdlet. Select the last drive in the list. Pipe this all to Disable-VBRTapeDrive.

Example 2. Disabling Drive of Selected Library [Using Variable]

This example shows how to disable a first drive in HP MSL G3 Series 3.00 tape library.

$library = Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 3.00"

$drive = Get-VBRTapeDrive -Library $library | Select -First 1

Disable-VBRTapeDrive -Drive $drive

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRTapeLibrary cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $library variable.
Run the Get-VBRTapeDrive cmdlet. Set the $library variable as the Library parameter value. Select the first drive. Save the result to the $drive variable.
Run the Disable-VBRTapeDrive cmdlet. Set the $drive variable as the Drive parameter value.

Related Commands

Get-VBRTapeDrive