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title: "Tape Libraries"
description: "To add a tape library to Veeam Backup & Replication, you need to connect it to a tape server managed by Veeam Backup & Replication. The libraries connected to a tape server are discovered during rescan."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/tape_libraries.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Libraries"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Tape Libraries

To add a tape library to Veeam Backup & Replication, you need to connect it to a tape server managed by Veeam Backup & Replication. The libraries connected to a tape server are discovered during rescan.

You can use the cmdlets from this section to perform the following operations with tape libraries:

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      <p>Cmdlet</p>
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    <th style="width:39%;">
      <p>Operation</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="get-vbrtapelibrary.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBRTapeLibrary</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Returns tape libraries.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="remove-vbrtapelibrary.md" class="T_Filenames">Remove-VBRTapeLibrary</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Removes tape libraries.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="set-vbrtapelibrary.md" class="T_Filenames">Set-VBRTapeLibrary</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Modifies tape libraries.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="start-vbrtapecatalog.md" class="T_Filenames">Start-VBRTapeCatalog</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Catalogs tape in tape library.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="start-vbrtapeinventory.md" class="T_Filenames">Start-VBRTapeInventory</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Inventories tapes in tape library.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="enable-vbrtapelibrarymaintenance.md" class="T_Filenames">Enable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Enables the Maintenance mode for the tape library or standalone tape drive.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><a href="disable-vbrtapelibrarymaintenance.md" class="T_Filenames">Disable-VBRTapeLibraryMaintenance</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Disables the Maintenance mode for the tape library or standalone tape drive.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>