Re: [Bacula-users] Need help w/ Volume Status "Error"

> All,
>      Using Bacula 3.0.2 on Solaris 10_x86.  I have a
> question regarding how to properly recover tapes from a
> status of "Error". I also have some questions on
> reassigning tapes from one Storage Pool to a different
> Pool.    
> 
> I am not sure how this status came to be, but I currently
> have a few tapes with this status: 
> 
>>      27 | A00024     | 56.15     | Exabyte_224 |   12 |
>> TSN_Tapes     | LTO-3     | Error 
> 
> In this state, I can't use them. I don't particularly
> care about the data that is on them, but I would like to
> get them back into the Pool and useable.  
> For example, Can I just delete the Volume from Bacula and
> rewind/relable the tape?  How would I do so? 
> 
> Really this same question would apply to the tapes in my
> Storage Pool. I have discontinued backups for a customer
> and can erase their tapes. I'd like to reuse these tapes
> and put them into a new Storage Pool. What is the best
> method of doing so?    
> 

In bconsole just update volume -> status

Set it to Full or Used, and they should be back online. Done this may times.

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