05-20-2013 11:49 AM
Hi everyone!
I need to erase a Tape but I don't know wich tape or the name of the tape that is going to use the library. How can I use the pre command utility to erase any tape that is going to use the backup job?
I don't know if Im clear with this...
Thx!
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05-21-2013 06:46 PM
You cannot erase by media set. At the minimum, you must know the slots that contain the tapes that you want to erase. See the BEMCMD -o111 switch on page 64 of the manual below
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH126925
05-20-2013 10:02 PM
You do not need to erase a tape before using it if you have set the OPP correctly. If you need to make a tape immediately overwriteable, just right-click on it in the Media tab and associate it with the scratch media set.
To understand how BE searches for tapes, read this document
05-21-2013 08:11 AM
But, if I want to erase the media before the backup start, wich command should I use? Remember that I don't know the name of the media, just the name of the media set.
Thx!
05-21-2013 06:46 PM
You cannot erase by media set. At the minimum, you must know the slots that contain the tapes that you want to erase. See the BEMCMD -o111 switch on page 64 of the manual below
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH126925