sys.backup_devices (Transact-SQL)

Contains a row for each backup-device registered by using sp_addumpdevice or created in SQL Server Management Studio.

Column name	Data type	Description
name	sysname	Name of the backup device. Is unique in the set.
type	tinyint	Type of backup device: 2 = Disk 3 = Diskette (obsolete) 5 = Tape 6 = Pipe (obsolete) 7 = Virtual device (for optional use by third-party backup vendors) Typically, only disk (2) and tape (5) are used.
type_desc	nvarchar(60)	Description of backup device type: DISK DISKETTE (obsolete) TAPE PIPE (obsolete) VIRTUAL_DEVICE (for optional use by third party backup vendors) Typically, only DISK and TAPE are used.
physical_name	nvarchar(260)	Physical file name or path of the backup device.

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