> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
> On Behalf Of Stan Horwitz
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:50 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Delete data from tape?
> 
> On Apr 30, 2008, at 12:41 PM, cmt2008 wrote:
> 
> > Could Networker delete the specific backup data from tape manually?
> > Or it should be waiting for the expiration date?
> 
> Waiting for the tape to be eligible for recycling is by far the
> easiest way to do it, but its also likely the slowest. If you must
> delete a specific save set from a specific tape, you have to clone all
> the other save sets on that tape to a different tape, then relabel the
> original tape. This is also a slow process and it requires two tape
> drives.

To delete ssid's manually without re-labeling, I just use 'nsrmm -S
"12345678" -dy' (where the number is ssid to delete) , and then run
'nsrim -X' to clean out the mmdb.. (Is this bad?) - I've never been in
the situation where I absolutely had to re-label a tape (yet!).. :\

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