FYI #3 won't do anything to the data...
I talked with someone that had relabeled (by mistake) some tapes
(with valid data) on new 3590 E1A drives
they then put the labels back on with the 3590 B1A drives and experienced
only limited data loss. I believe just the first file on the tape(s).
but access to the data still required the TSM data base
Dwight
PS. Kids, don't try this at home ;-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua S. Bassi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 3590 Tapes.
There are several ways to do this:
1) Use another backup utility to write over the tape. You can use tar,
cpio, NT backup, or whatever to write over either the whole tape or
merely the TSM label.
2) Just do # 1 above to the TSM DB backups since the remaining tapes are
useless without the DB backup.
3) Relabel the tapes using TSM - this could be the easiest if you no
longer want any of the data in the tape library.
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Joshua S. Bassi
Independent Consultant & IBM Server/Storage Sales Rep.
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-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
Michael, Monte
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 7:34 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 3590 Tapes.
I am currently in the process of replacing all of my 3590 tapes in my
ATL
with new 3590 EXTENDED length cartridges. I have a buyer for the 3200
3590
tapes I am removing from TSM/ATL. How do I go about making sure all
data
has been erased from the old 3590 cartridges? It is my understanding
that
these tapes can not be degaussed. Has anyone ran into this situation
before?
Thank You.......
