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Re: [Networker] delete tape numbers from the media db?

2012-03-06 10:52:24
Subject: Re: [Networker] delete tape numbers from the media db?
From: Tomas Simik <tomas.simik AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 16:51:51 +0100
Hi,

As I know there is no way to delete only some save sets on tape to free up
space. You can only re-label whole tape....
To free up space on tape you can only clone all valid (not expired) tapes
to one tape and then source tapes can be re-labeled.

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Tomas



2012/3/6 Div Prakash <divprakash83 AT gmail DOT com>

> Hi All,
>
> I have a question with additon to below thread.
>
> I am seeing many aborted savesets into my physical tapes in my enviornment.
>  Is there any way to delete those aborted savesets to free up the
> space within tapes ?
>
> Making those savesets recycleable is not way around, untill i relabel the
> tapes.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Vygur <networker-forum AT backupcentral DOT 
> com>
> wrote:
> > "@vygur
> >
> > A good idea for you would be to manually recycle tapes after getting
> them from the safe to a SCRATCH pool. This allows you to manually control
> the process of deleting data. Next set their attribute 'recyclable' right
> away.
> >
> > Now use AMM together with 'recycle to other pools'/recycle from other
> pools so that these tapes uare used as default repository for all other
> pools."
> >
> >
> > Thanks Bingo!  Speaking with our team we decided something like that as
> well.
> >
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