Mark as Free CLI

[ninjam]

Hi,
how can I simulate the "Mark as free" GUI menu' command using only powershell command ?

I didn't find the similar command from veeam powershell guide.

Anyone can help me ?

Best Regards

[veremin]

You should move a given medium to "Free" Media Pool, using Move-VBRTapeMedium command.

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Move-VBRTapeMedium -Medium $tape -MediaPool $pool // Where $pool is a "Free" media pool.

Thanks.

[veremin]

Additionally, you can use the following script:

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$Medium = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "Name of tape"
$Medium.MarkAsFree()

Thanks.

[bplancic]

Hi is tghere any way to mark tape as free via powershell?
I only found the command to erase tape but i just want it marked as free.

Ty in advance.

regards

[veremin]

Yep, it should be possible, using one of the methods described above.

Thanks.

[bplancic]

Ty, that does the trick

[veremin]

Glad to hear that my input was helpful. Also, feel free to use the corresponding section of our online Help Center that provides detailed information about existing PS commandlets.

Thanks.

[bar971]

Why in version 8 is not more possible do this :

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$Medium = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "Name of tape"
$Medium.MarkAsFree()

the markasfree() method is missing in medium type object!!

How can I set 'as free' a tape using powershell with VB&R 8 ???

Thank you all.

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi Christian, please try to follow the instructions given by Vladimir in the first post.

[bar971]

Hi Christian, please try to follow the instructions given by Vladimir in the first post.

I have already done this 'workaround'! But it's a workaround and not a dot net method that does the "mark-as-free" action as the one in the GUI.

My question is: why veeam has changed this behaviour without any notice, breaking all scripts ??
I think this is not a way to go!

thanks for your time

[veremin]

In fact, it's not a workaround, because marking tape as free places it inside "Free" media pool. The script provided above does the same.

As to missing methods, some explanation is provided in the adjacent thread.

Thanks.