public Integer getMinimumNumTapes() {
        return this.minimumNumTapes;
    }
<p>
The minimum number of available virtual tapes that the gateway maintains at all times. If the number of tapes on
the gateway goes below this value, the gateway creates as many new tapes as are needed to have
<code>MinimumNumTapes</code> on the gateway. For more information about automatic tape creation, see <a href=
"https://docs.aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/latest/userguide/GettingStartedCreateTapes.html#CreateTapesAutomatically"
>Creating Tapes Automatically</a>.
</p>

@return The minimum number of available virtual tapes that the gateway maintains at all times. If the number of
        tapes on the gateway goes below this value, the gateway creates as many new tapes as are needed to have
        <code>MinimumNumTapes</code> on the gateway. For more information about automatic tape creation, see <a
        href=
        "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/latest/userguide/GettingStartedCreateTapes.html#CreateTapesAutomatically"
        >Creating Tapes Automatically</a>.
aws-java-sdk-storagegateway/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/storagegateway/model/AutomaticTapeCreationRule.java