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title: "Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob"
description: "Starts an active full for a selected GFS backup to tape job. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet starts an active full for a selected backup pe"
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breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Jobs > Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob

## Short Description
Starts an active full for a selected GFS backup to tape job.

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>Weekly</code></p>

```
Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob -Job <VBRBackupToTapeJob> [-Weekly] [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Monthly</code></p>

```
Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob -Job <VBRBackupToTapeJob> [-Monthly] [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Quarterly</code></p>

```
Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob -Job <VBRBackupToTapeJob> [-Quarterly] [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Yearly</code></p>

```
Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob -Job <VBRBackupToTapeJob> [-Yearly] [-Wait] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet starts an active full for a selected backup period of a GFS backup to tape job. The job must be targeted 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">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the backup to tape job for which you want to create an active full.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrbackuptotapejob.md"><code>VBRBackupToTapeJob</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrtapejob.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrbackuptotapejob.md"><code>VBRBackupToTapeJob</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 (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Monthly</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the job will create a monthly full.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">Quarterly</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the job will create a quarterly full.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Weekly</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the job will create a weekly full.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">Yearly</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the job will create a yearly full.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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
### Starting Weekly Active Full Backup for GFS Backup to Tape Job

This example shows how to start an active weekly full backup for the `WebApp Backup` GFS job.

```
$job = Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "WebApp Backup"
Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob -Job $job -Weekly
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeJob`](get-vbrtapejob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the `Sync-VBRBackupToTapeJob` cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Provide the `Weekly` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRTapeJob`](get-vbrtapejob.md)