Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint

Short Description

Returns password hints for encrypted backups stored on tapes.

Product Edition: Enterprise

Syntax

Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns password hints for encrypted backups stored on tapes.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Medium	Specifies the tape. The cmdlet will return the password hints for the media pool that contains this tape. Accepts the `VBRTapeMedium[]` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRTapeMedium` cmdlet.	`VBRTapeMedium[]`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint object with password hints for encrypted backups on selected tapes.

Examples

Getting Password Hints for Encrypted Backups on Selected Tape

This example shows how to get the password hints for encrypted backups on the 00110001 tape.

$tape = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "00110001"

Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint -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 Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint cmdlet. Set the $tape variable as the Medium parameter value.