(1) is an option but time consuming (3200 tapes!) (2) might not be an option - it depends how paranoic you are. If someone (usually a virus) fills sector 0 on a PC disk with garbage this does not automatically mean the data is lost. But it might take too much efforts. If the tapes are not degaused there is a chance that reading them might uncover somehow at least some files (especially large ones occupy large continuous blocks on the tape). And if you are very, very paranoic ...
Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant "Joshua S. Bassi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03.01.2002 20:29:59 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 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. -- Joshua S. Bassi Independent Consultant & IBM Server/Storage Sales Rep. IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM Cell (408)&(831) 332-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----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.......
