---
title: "Stop-VBRSession"
description: "Stops tape jobs sessions. Platform: VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet stops running tape jobs sessions."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/stop-vbrsession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > Sessions > Stop-VBRSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Stop-VBRSession

## Short Description
Stops tape jobs sessions.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Stop-VBRSession -Session <VBRSession> [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet stops running tape jobs sessions.

## 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">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a running tape job session. The cmdlet will stop this session.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRSession</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrsession.md"><code>Get-VBRSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrsession.md"><code>VBRSession</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">Wait</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command waits for the process to complete before accepting more input.</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
### Stopping Session for Tape Job

This example shows how to stop the session for the specified tape job.

```
$job = Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "Backup Copy Job"
$session = Get-VBRSession -Job $job
Stop-VBRSession -Session $session
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeJob`](get-vbrtapejob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRSession`](get-vbrsession.md) cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
3. Run the `Stop-VBRSession` cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md)
- [`Get-VBRSession`](get-vbrsession.md)