Start-VBRTapeInventory

Short Description

Starts tape inventory.

Applies to

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Start-VBRTapeInventory -Library <VBRTapeLibrary[]> [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]

Start-VBRTapeInventory -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts tape inventory process.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Library	Specifies the array of tape libraries. The cmdlet will inventory these tape libraries.	Accepts the VBRTapeLibrary[] object, GUID or string. To get this object, run the Get-VBRTapeLibrary cmdlet	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
Medium	Specifies the array of tapes. The cmdlet will inventory these tapes.	Accepts the VBRTapeMedium[] object, GUID or string. To get this object, run the Get-VBRTapeMedium cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
Wait	Defines that the command waits for the process to complete before accepting more input.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

Examples

Example 1. Inventorying Selected Library [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to inventory a library.

Get-VBRTapeLibrary -Name "HP MSL G3 Series 3.00" | Start-VBRTapeInventory

Perform the following steps:

Example 2. Inventorying Selected Tapes [Using Variable]

This example shows how to inventory selected tapes.

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

Start-VBRTapeInventory -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 Start-VBRTapeInventory cmdlet. Set the $tape variable as the Medium parameter value.

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