Can not Backup to Tape have used for Backup Catalog

[Bezoes_Lam]

I have tape that have ever used to backup Catalog. and now i want to use that tape to backup data. i have used command bpexpdate -ev Media_ID -d 0 and vmquery -deassignbyid -m Media_Id ....

then i checked use ./available_media. Media ID available. but when i tried to backup. message found cannot backup because have used to backup catalog. and status media was frozen. and always like that.

[Poon_William]

If I am not wrong, you need to use bplabel command to re-label a catalog tape for re-use.

WP

[patrickkuah]

Poon is right. You have to relabel the tape before using for backup.

use bplabel command to do it.
bplabel -m MediaID -d density -o -p volumepool_name
Example,
bplabel -m LTO001 -d hcart2 -o -p Daily_pool

Since it already frozen, make sure you unfreeze using the bpmedia command too


Patrick :)

[Matthew_Shearer]

If you run these these three commands your tape will be as good as new to use.
vmquery -h -deassignbyid

bplabel -erase -m -d -o -p -host

Bpmedia -unfreeze -m -h

[Stumpr2]

Bezoes,
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