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[Veritas-bu] PRoblems with expired tapes

2005-11-29 20:25:44
Subject: [Veritas-bu] PRoblems with expired tapes
From: thoke AT northpeak DOT org (Tim Hoke)
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:25:44 -0600
5.1, eh?

Use the GUI and highlight all the volumes you want to label (must be 
unnassigned), right-click and choose to label.  Check the box to skip 
the verification.  If you don't, the tar header will prevent NBU from 
being able to label it.

-Tim

On Nov 28, 2005, at 2:25 AM, Richard Hellier wrote:

>  
>  
> >> I am using some old expired tapes that are no longer in use by our 
> previous netbackup 3.4 systems.
> >> I am using them in the NBU 5.1 Server and some tapes are good, 
> where others appear to be bad.
>  
> >> Is there a way I can completely destroy the header or contents of 
> the tapes as I noticed some tapes do not get used if it contains TAR 
> Data.
>  
> Simon,
>             I use the ?bplabel? command for this, e.g.:
>  
>             bplabel ?d dlt ?m XYZ999 ?o
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Richard.
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