> (1) is an option but time consuming (3200 tapes!)
> (2) might not be an option - it depends how paranoic you are. If someone
> (usually a virus) fills sector 0 on a PC disk with garbage this does not
> automatically mean the data is lost. But it might take too much efforts.
If
> the tapes are not degaused there is a chance that reading them might
> uncover somehow at least some files (especially large ones occupy large
> continuous blocks on the tape). And if you are very, very paranoic ...
>
> Zlatko Krastev
> IT Consultant
>
>
>
>
>
> "Joshua S. Bassi" <jbassi AT IHWY DOT COM> on 03.01.2002 20:29:59
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:
>
> Subject:        Re: 3590 Tapes.
>
> There are several ways to do this:
>
> 1) Use another backup utility to write over the tape.  You can use tar,
> cpio, NT backup, or whatever to write over either the whole tape or
> merely the TSM label.
>
> 2) Just do # 1 above to the TSM DB backups since the remaining tapes are
> useless without the DB backup.
>
> 3) Relabel the tapes using TSM - this could be the easiest if you no
> longer want any of the data in the tape library.
>
>
> --
> Joshua S. Bassi
> Independent Consultant & IBM Server/Storage Sales Rep.
> IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark
> Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM
> Cell (408)&(831) 332-4006
> jbassi AT ihwy DOT com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Michael, Monte
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 7:34 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: 3590 Tapes.
>
> I am currently in the process of replacing all of my 3590 tapes in my
> ATL
> with new 3590 EXTENDED length cartridges.  I have a buyer for the 3200
> 3590
> tapes I am removing from TSM/ATL.  How do I go about making sure all
> data
> has been erased from the old 3590 cartridges?  It is my understanding
> that
> these tapes can not be degaussed.   Has anyone ran into this situation
> before?
>
> Thank You.......


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