Get Tape Library Slot ID using Powershell

[pierre-benoit.gerber]

Hello,

I would like to get the tape slot ID in the library with Powershell.
But the Location property of the Get-VBRTapeMedium command only shows "Slot" or "Vault" but not "Slot ID" like in the GUI.
Am I missing something or is this a limitation with Powershell?

[pierre-benoit.gerber]

Difference between Powershell ouput and GUI.
In powershell I can't get the Slot ID number:

[HannesK]

Hello,
that looks like a bug for me. I reproduced it in 12.3 and will open a case.

Best regards
Hannes

[pierre-benoit.gerber]

Hello,
Thank you Hannes.

[david.domask]

I'm not sure it's a bug personally, but will wait for @HannesK to confirm.

Reason I think this is that the Location property isn't a static value, it's calling another method to return a Veeam Powershell Type VBRTapeMediumLocation:

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120

You can actually see with Get-Member:

Location Property Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRTapeMediumLocation Location {get;}

Calling this property will return the information. For example:

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PS C:\Users\david.LAB> $testTape = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "H00023L5"
PS C:\Users\david.LAB> $testTape.Location


DriveId      :
DriveAddress :
LibraryId    : f850b166-4582-47cc-a869-66c4aef79c16
SlotAddress  : 22
VaultId      :
Type         : Slot

This would indicate that the tape is in Slot 23 as shown in the UI (SlotAddress = 22 in my output there, but this is 0-indexed, so we count from 0 to 22 which gives us Slot 23)

I think the idea of the top-level property is just to return the location type, and if you want more specifics, you delve into the property to get the actual SlotAddress.

[pierre-benoit.gerber]

Hello David,

Thank you, I forgot to check the Location Property!
My customers will be happy to know in witch magazine will be the tapes to check-out for the new year

[david.domask]

Glad I could help!

Looks like a useful script as well If you're able and willing to share the script here, looks like it'd be a very useful one for many others.