Hello,
There are Short and Long erase options. The first is a quick operation that removes only the header, while the second physically deletes all data written on the tape. In either case, restoring from such a tape will not be possible. I don’t remember exactly how this is handled at the configuration database level, I can check if needed, but I don’t see how this information would be useful to you, as it operates "under the hood" and remains transparent to the user.
To reuse a free tape for another backup, you should move it to the Free media pool.
Thanks!
There are Short and Long erase options. The first is a quick operation that removes only the header, while the second physically deletes all data written on the tape. In either case, restoring from such a tape will not be possible. I don’t remember exactly how this is handled at the configuration database level, I can check if needed, but I don’t see how this information would be useful to you, as it operates "under the hood" and remains transparent to the user.
To reuse a free tape for another backup, you should move it to the Free media pool.
Thanks!
Statistics: Posted by PetrM — Sep 30, 2025 7:05 pm
