Disable-DPMLibrary

Disables DPM libraries.

Parameter Set: Default
Disable-DPMLibrary [-DPMLibrary] <Library[]> [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

The Disable-DPMLibrary cmdlet disables one or more System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) libraries. You can use this cmdlet to disable a tape library in order to perform maintenance or repairs, and then use the Enable-DPMLibrary cmdlet to enable it for use.

Specifies an array of DPM library objects. To obtain a DPM library object, use the Get-DPMLibrary cmdlet.

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

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.

• Library

The first command uses the Get-DPMLibrary cmdlet to get the tape libraries for the specified server, and then stores those objects in the $DpmLibrary variable.

The second command disables the libraries stored in $DpmLibrary.

PS C:\> $DpmLibrary = Get-DPMLibrary -DPMServerName "DPMServer07"
PS C:\> Disable-DPMLibrary -DPMLibrary $DpmLibrary

Enable-DPMLibrary

Get-DPMLibrary

Rename-DPMLibrary