Re: [Bacula-users] Adding used tapes back to the Scratch Pool?

Subject:	Re: [Bacula-users] Adding used tapes back to the Scratch Pool?
From:	John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To:	Mingus Dew <shon.stephens AT gmail DOT com>, bacula-users <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date:	Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:40:18 -0400

> I'd like to know the recommended way to added previously used tapes back to
> the Scratch Pool.
>
> I have already purged the jobs that were on the tapes and updated the Pool
> to Scratch for each tape Volume.
> For the tapes that contained data, should I rewind them manually?
>
What type of tapes are you using?

Single reel tapes like DLT and LTO are automatically rewound when
unloading otherwise they would be destroyed since the second reel is
the drive itself.

>What about
> the status? Most of them have a status of Purged currently.
>
That is fine. Just move to the Scratch pool and all should be well.

John

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