Networker

Re: [Networker] Format of tape

2008-10-30 06:36:56
Subject: Re: [Networker] Format of tape
From: Stan Horwitz <stan AT TEMPLE DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:34:57 -0400
> From: kurianv <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
> Reply-To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:37:38 -0400
> To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Subject: [Networker] Format of tape
> 
> so it means the only solution is relabelling\overwriting of tape?

If you really want to make a tape appear as if its never been used, you need
to remove it from the media database, then load it into a tape drive and
overwrite the tape label using an OS command such as tar or cp on Unix or
whatever similar sort of command is available on Windows. 

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