---
title: "Enable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance"
description: "Enables the Maintenance mode for a tape library or a standalone tape drive. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License The cmdlet enables the Maintenance mode for a tape library or a standalone tape drive."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/enable-vbrtapelibrarymaintenance.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Libraries > Enable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Enable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance

## Short Description
Enables the Maintenance mode for a tape library or a standalone tape drive.

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

## Syntax
```
Enable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance -Library <VBRTapeLibrary[]> [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
The cmdlet enables the Maintenance mode for a tape library or a standalone tape drive.

You can run this cmdlet to lock a tape library or a standalone tape drive so that Veeam Backup & Replication will not be able to use them for tape jobs. This action might be necessary in case you want to provide maintenance services to them.

Run the [`Disable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance`](disable-vbrtapelibrarymaintenance.md) cmdlet to disable the Maintenance mode.

::: note

Before you enable the Maintenance mode for the tape library, consider the following:

- You cannot enable the Maintenance mode for the tape library if the jobs that use this tape library are in the running state.
- After you enable the Maintenance mode for the tape library, all jobs that use it will fail with an error when starting.

:::

## Parameters

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      <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">Library</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of tape libraries. The cmdlet will enable the Maintenance mode for this array of tape libraries.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrtapelibrary.md"><code>VBRTapeLibrary[]</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrtapelibrary.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeLibrary</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrtapelibrary.md"><code>VBRTapeLibrary[]</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue.</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>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</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>False</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).

## Examples

::: example
### Enabling Maintenance Mode for Tape Library

This example shows how to enable the Maintenance mode for the `HP MSL G3 Series 5.30` tape library.

```
$library = Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 5.30"
Enable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance -Library $library
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeLibrary`](get-vbrtapelibrary.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$library` variable.
2. Run the `Enable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance` cmdlet. Set the `$library` variable as the `Library` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRTapeLibrary`](get-vbrtapelibrary.md)