You could use "tctl erase". This writes zeroes to the tape.
At 11:29 AM 2/7/2005, Nancy Reeves wrote:
Is there a way to "erase" tapes via TSM? (Or AIX?)
We have changed servers and tape format (from TSM4.1, AIX 4.something and a 3575 library) and I am on a quest to "scrub" the old tapes so we can try to sell them instead of having to destroy them.
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