Disable-VBRTapeProtection

Short Description

Disables protection set for tapes.

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

Syntax

Disable-VBRTapeProtection -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet disables protection that was previously enabled for tapes.

You can disable protection of tapes that are both online or offline. When you disable protection, the tape retention period returns to media pool settings.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Medium	Specifies the array of protected tapes. The cmdlet will disable protection for these tapes. Accepts the `VBRTapeMedium` object, GUID or string type. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRTapeMedium` cmdlet.	`VBRTapeMedium[]`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
PassThru	Defines that the command returns the output object to the Windows PowerShell console.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

VBRTapeMedium[]

Examples

Turning off Tape Protection

This example shows how to turn off protections for the tapes named 00140009 and 00140010.

$tape = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "00140009","00140010"

Disable-VBRTapeProtection -Medium $tape

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRTapeMedium cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $tape variable.
Run the Disable-VBRTapeProtection cmdlet. Set $tape variable as the Medium parameter value.

Get-VBRTapeMedium