Are you looking at erasure before reuse? I can't see a reason for this.
If you're looking at erasure before disposal -- just destroy the tape.
(cut up with a bandsaw, run through an incinerator, or other such)

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Andrew Carlson
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 12:05 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Tape Erasure

>From searching the archives, it seems that TSM does not have a tape
erasure
ability, but must be done outside of TSM.  I understand TSM, and that
there
is little to no need to erase a tape, but of course, management doesn't
always understand or believe that.  Has anyone solved this problem, made
it
an automatic process when a tape is scratched?  Thanks for any input.

--
Andy Carlson
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