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Get-DPMTapeDrive

Get-DPMTapeDrive

Retrieves the tape drives in a library.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Get-DPMTapeDrive [-DPMLibrary] <Library[]> [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Get-DPMTapeDrive cmdlet retrieves the tape drives in a library on a System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) server.

Parameters

-DPMLibrary<Library[]>

Specifies an array of DPM library objects for which this cmdlet gets tape drives. To obtain a DPM library object, use the Get-DPMLibrary cmdlet.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • TapeDrive

Examples

Example 1: Retrieve a list of tape drives in a library

The first command uses the Get-DPMLibrary cmdlet to get the library for the server named Contoso-DPMServer. The command stores it in the $DpmLibrary variable.

The second command uses the Get-DPMTapeDrive cmdlet to get the tape drives for the library in $DpmLibrary.

PS C:\> $DpmLibrary = Get-DPMLibrary -DPMServerName "Contoso-DPMServer"
PS C:\> Get-DPMTapeDrive -DPMLibrary $DpmLibrary

Disable-DPMTapeDrive

Enable-DPMTapeDrive

Get-DPMLibrary