Amanda-Users

Re: quick erase

2003-02-03 22:52:42
Subject: Re: quick erase
From: Gene Heskett <gene_heskett AT iolinc DOT net>
To: Du-Wayne Rood <du-wayner AT discoveryhealth.co DOT za>, amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:19:44 -0500
On Monday 03 February 2003 01:02, Du-Wayne Rood wrote:
>Hi
>
>is there anyway to run a quick erase, or should I just lable the
> tape with a new lable, the reason I'm asking is because a normal
> erase takes forever

The labeling operation will effectively erase the tape since it will 
write a new EOD marker at the end of the label in doing it.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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