Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface Help
Set-BEStorageDevice Cmdlet
Synopsis

Sets the properties for a storage device in Backup Exec.

Syntax
Set-BEStorageDevice -InputObject [<BEStorageDevice[]>] [-Paused [<Boolean>]] [-Description [<String>]] [-Disabled [<Boolean>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]
Description

Sets the properties for a storage device in Backup Exec.

Parameters

-Description <String>

Specifies the description for the storage device.


Required false
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input false
Accepts wildcard characters false


-Disabled <Boolean>

Specifies if the storage device is disabled.

The valid values are:
$true
$false


Required false
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input false
Accepts wildcard characters false


-Paused <Boolean>

Specifies if the storage device is paused.

The valid values are:
$true
$false


Required false
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input false
Accepts wildcard characters false


-InputObject <BEStorageDevice[]>

Specifies one or more storage device objects. Enter a variable that contains the objects, or type a command or expression that gets the objects.


Required true
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input true (ByValue)
Accepts wildcard characters false


-WhatIf <SwitchParameter>

Describes what happens if you execute the command without actually executing the command.


Required false
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input false
Accepts wildcard characters false


-Confirm <SwitchParameter>

Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.


Required false
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input false
Accepts wildcard characters false


<CommonParameters>

For more information about common parameters, type "Get-Help about_commonparameters".

Input Type
BackupExec.Management.CLI.BEStorageDevice

You can pipe a Backup Exec storage device object to Set-BEStorageDevice.

Return Value
BackupExec.Management.CLI.BEStorageDevice

Set-BEStorageDevice returns an object that represents the changed storage device.

Example
C:\PS> Get-BEStorageDevice "Device 0001" | Set-BEStorageDevice -Paused $true

These commands pause the storage device named "Device 0001".

Related Link

Get-BEStorageDevice