Charles Jordan wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I have a tape I am trying to delete from NetBackup 3.4
> It only shows up when I do a bpmedialist -summary and
> when I do a "strings /usr/openv/netbackup/db/media/mediaDB
> I've tried just about everything but I just can't get rid
> of it.
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Charles (Allen) Jordan   <charles.jordan AT convergys DOT com>
>   System Administrator    (407)771-8919
>   Convergys
>   285 International Parkway,
>   Lake Mary, FL 32746-5007

I had some particularly finicky tapes which wouldn't be deleted out with
bpexpdate. What I found out was that I had to use 'vmquery
-deassignbyid', then after that I could use bpexpdate on it. vmdelete
might also be what you're looking for.

RCA
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