---
title: "VBRTapeMedium"
description: "Contains tape. “?” indicates that the property accepts zero values. Property Type Description string The tape barcode. int Specifies the size of the block used for writing data to tapes (in bytes). int64 The tape capacity (in bytes). int?"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/vbrtapemedium.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Types > VBRTapeMedium"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# VBRTapeMedium

Contains tape.

## Properties

"?" indicates that the property accepts zero values.

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Property</p>
    </th>
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Type</p>
    </th>
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Barcode</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The tape barcode.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">BlockSize</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>int</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Specifies the size of the block used for writing data to tapes (in bytes).</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Capacity</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>int64</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The tape capacity (in bytes).</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">CleaningCyclesLeft</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>int?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The number of cleaning cycles left for the cleaning tape.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The tape description.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ExpirationDate</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>DateTime?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The tape expiration date. Tape expires when all backup sets written to it expires.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Free</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>int64</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The tape free capacity (in bytes).</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">HasBarcode</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape has barcode.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Id</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>GUID</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The tape ID. </p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:66px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IsExpired</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:66px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:66px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape is expired and can be rewritten.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IsFree</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape is marked as free.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IsFull</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape is full.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IsLocked</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape is locked in drive, for example, by a tape job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IsRetired</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape is retired: tapes are retired when they achieve maximum rewrite time or has mechanical breakdowns.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">LastWriteTime</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>DateTime?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The date and time of last write session.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">LibraryId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>GUID</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The ID of the tape library to which the tape belongs.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Location</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>VBRTapeMediumLocation</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The tape current location:</p>
      <ul>
        <li>ID and address of drive</li>
        <li>ID and address of library slot</li>
        <li>ID of vault</li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">MediaPoolId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>GUID</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The ID of the media pool to which the tape belongs.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">MediaSet</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrtapemediaset.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRTapeMediaSet</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The media set to which the tape belongs.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The tape name.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PreviousLibraryId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>GUID?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The ID of the library to which the tape belonged previously.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PreviousMediaPoolId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>GUID?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The ID of the library to which the tape belonged previously.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ProtectedByHardware</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape is hardware protected.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ProtectedBySoftware</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape is software protected.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ReadCyclesNumber</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>int?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The number of read cycles performed for the tape.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SequenceNumber</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>int?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The sequence number of the tape in media set.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">WriteCyclesNumber</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>int?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The number of write cycles performed for the tape.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Related Commands

[Tapes](tapes.md)