Get-VBRTapeLibrary

Short Description

Returns tape libraries.

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

AllParameterSets (Default)

Get-VBRTapeLibrary [-TapeServer <VBRTapeServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
Id

Get-VBRTapeLibrary [-Id <Guid[]>] [-TapeServer <VBRTapeServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
Name

Get-VBRTapeLibrary [-Name <String[]>] [-TapeServer <VBRTapeServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns tape libraries connected to Veeam Backup & Replication.

You can get the list of all tape libraries, narrow down your search to particular tape servers or search for instances directly by name or ID.

Note

Tape libraries are added to Veeam Backup & Replication automatically when you add a tape server with connected library. Run the Add-VBRTapeServer cmdlet to add a tape server.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Id	Specifies the array of tape library IDs. The cmdlet will return tape libraries with these IDs. Accepts `Guid[]` or `String[]`.	`Guid[]`	False	Named	False
Name	Specifies the array of tape library names. The cmdlet will return tape libraries with these names.	`String[]`	False	Named	False
TapeServer	Specifies the array of tape servers. The cmdlet will return tape libraries connected to these tape servers. Accepts the `VBRTapeServer[]` object, GUID or string type. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRTapeServer` cmdlet.	`VBRTapeServer[]`	False	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

VBRTapeLibrary[]

Examples

Get-VBRTapeLibrary Example 1. Getting All Tape Libraries

This command gets a list of all tape libraries connected to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Get-VBRTapeLibrary

Get-VBRTapeLibrary Example 2. Getting All Tape Libraries Connected to Tape Server [Using Pipeline]

This command looks for all tape libraries connected to the tape server named Sydney_Tape_Server.

Get-VBRTapeServer -Name "Sydney_Tape_Server" | Get-VBRTapeLibrary

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRTapeServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Get-VBRTapeLibrary cmdlet.

Get-VBRTapeServer