My "obliterate tape" script.  Just run intact or disassemble as needed.
It warns of "destroying all data on the tape" but really it's erasing
the tracking info, ie: the image db for the tape.

-M 
 
cat obliterate_tape
#/bin/ksh
 
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
PATH=$PATH:/usr/openv/volmgr/bin:/usr/openv/local
export PATH
if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
  echo "Usage: `basename $0` tapenum [tapenum...]"
else

  echo "\n\nWARNING:  This completely removes a tape from "
  echo "Netbackup, destroying all data on the tape.  Therefore,"
  echo "this could be a very stupid move.\n"
 
  response=""
  while [ -z "$response" ]
  do
    echo "Are you sure. (y/N) \c"
    read response
  done
  response=`echo $response | cut -c1 | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'`
  if [ "$response" != "Y" ]
  then
    echo "\"$response\"... No action taken."
  else
    echo "OK - it's your funeral."
 
    for tapenum in $*
    do
      echo "\nStarting $tapenum..."
      svr=`bpmedialist -m $tapenum -L 2>/dev/null | \
           awk -F= '$1~/Server Host/ {print $2}' | tr -d ' '`
      if [ -n "$svr" ]
      then
        echo "## Media Server \"$svr\""
        echo "  Erasing images."
         bpexpdate -host $svr -force -ev $tapenum -d 0
        echo "  Unfreezing tape."
         bpmedia -h $svr -unfreeze -ev $tapenum
        echo "  Unsuspending tape."
         bpmedia -h $svr -unsuspend -ev $tapenum
      fi
 
      pool=`vmquery -w -m $tapenum | awk 'NR>3 {print $13}'`
      status=`vmquery -w -m $tapenum | awk 'NR>3 {print $28}'`
      if [ -n "$pool" -a -n "$status" ] ; then
        echo "  Deassigning tape: pool=$pool, status=$status"
        vmquery -deassignbyid $tapenum $pool $status
        echo "  Deleting tape."
        vmdelete -m $tapenum
      else
        echo "Failed lookup of pool or status for $tapenum."
      fi
    done
  fi
  echo "Done."
fi
exit


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[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Hindle,
Greg
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:02 AM
To: NB List Mail
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Permanently removing a tape from netbackup



Nb 5.0 mp6 Solaris 9 

What is the recommended way, "best practice" to permanently remove tapes
from netbackup? We have some tapes they will be removed from one master
and shipped to another location to a different master. But I want to
make sure that no traces of the tapes remain in the old master. What is
the best way to do this without causing any issues?


Greg 

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