Get-DPMTape
Returns tapes in the library.
Parameter Set: Library
Get-DPMTape [-DPMLibrary] <Library[]> [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: ProtectionGroup
Get-DPMTape [-ProtectionGroup] <ProtectionGroup[]> [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: RecoverySourceLocation
Get-DPMTape [-RecoveryPointLocation] <RecoverySourceLocation[]> [ <CommonParameters>]
The Get-DPMTape cmdlet returns tapes in the library. In System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM), a library refers to multi-drive tape hardware and stand-alone tape drives.
Specifies an array of DPM library objects that this cmdlet gets. The library objects can be multi-drive tape hardware or stand-alone tape drives.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
Specifies an array of protection groups for which this cmdlet gets tapes. To obtain a ProtectionGroup object, use the Get-DPMProtectionGroup cmdlet. A protection group consists of data sources, such as volumes or shares, that have a common protection configuration and schedule.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
Specifies an array of recovery point locations for which this cmdlet gets tapes. To obtain a recovery point location object, use the Get-DPMRecoveryPointLocation cmdlet. A recovery point is a copy of a replica stored on a DPM server. You can specify multiple locations for recovery items that exist on a disk and a tape, or on multiple tapes.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
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).
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- Tape
The first command uses the Get-DPMLibrary cmdlet to get the library for the server, and then stores it in the $DpmLibrary variable.
The second command uses the Get-DPMTape cmdlet to return the list of tapes on Contoso-DPMServer.
PS C:\> $DpmLibrary = Get-DPMLibrary -DPMServerName "Contoso-DPMServer"
PS C:\> Get-DPMTape -DPMLibrary $DpmLibrary