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