---
title: "New-VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy"
description: "This cmdlet creates a new VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy object. This object contains advanced GFS media set options and is used to apply these options to a GFS media pool."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/new-vbrtapegfsmediasetpolicy.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Media Pools > New-VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# New-VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy

## Short Description
Creates a new [`VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy`](vbrtapegfsmediasetpolicy.md) object.

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

## Syntax
```
New-VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy [-Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]>] [-MoveFromMediaPoolAutomatically] [-Name <String>]
 [-AppendToCurrentTape] [-MoveOfflineToVault] [-Vault <VBRTapeVault>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a new [`VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy`](vbrtapegfsmediasetpolicy.md) object. This object contains advanced GFS media set options and is used to apply these options to a GFS media pool.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <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">AppendToCurrentTape</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines if the new data is appended to the tape with previously written data.</p><p>If you set it to <code>false</code>, a new tape is used for each backup set.</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">Medium</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of tapes. The cmdlet will add these tapes to the media set.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrtapemedium.md"><code>VBRTapeMedium</code></a> object, GUID or string.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrtapemedium.md"><code>VBRTapeMedium[]</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</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">MoveFromMediaPoolAutomatically</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the media set will be replenished by tapes from the parent media pool.</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">MoveOfflineToVault</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the tapes that go offline must be automatically moved to a vault.</p><p>Use the <code>Vault</code> parameter to specify the vault to which you want to move the tapes from this media set.</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name that must be used for creating media set.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">Vault</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Used to set the vault for the <code>MoveOfflineToVault</code> parameter.</p><p>Specifies the vault to which you want to automatically move the tapes. You can use one vault for several media pools.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrtapevault.md"><code>VBRTapeVault</code></a> object, GUID or string.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrtapevault.md"><code>VBRTapeVault</code></a></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).

## Output Object
[`VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy`](vbrtapegfsmediasetpolicy.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Policy to Append Data to Current Tape and Move Offline Tapes to Vault

This example shows how to create a GFS media set policy with advanced settings. After you apply the policy to a GFS media set, it will append new data to the current tape and move offline tapes to the `Sydney Remote Storage` vault.

```
$vault = Get-VBRTapeVault -Name "Sydney Remote Storage"
New-VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy -AppendToCurrentTape -MoveOfflineToVault -Vault $vault
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeVault`](get-vbrtapevault.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$vault` variable.
2. Run the `New-VBRTapeGFSMediaSetPolicy` cmdlet. Provide the `AppendToCurrentTape` parameter. Provide the `MoveOfflineToVault` parameter. Set the `$vault` variable as the `Vault` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRTapeMedium`](get-vbrtapemedium.md)
- [`Get-VBRTapeVault`](get-vbrtapevault.md)