Erase Spare Media - How To
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Mark Spare Media for Media
Erase Operation
Erase Spare Media
Run a Erase Spare Media
Operation
Erase Spare or
Retired Media
Schedule a Erase Spare Media
Operation
Mark Spare Media for Media Erase Operation
To
mark spare media for media erase operation:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the storage policy copy for which
you wish to erase the associated media, and then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- Click the Mark Media to be Erased After Recycling option.
- Click OK.
The information is saved.
NOTES
When this option is enabled, the recycled media from this specific storage
policy copy will be erased by the Media Erase operation.
Erase Spare Media
To
erase spare media:
- Mark the media to be erased as described in
Mark Spare Media for Media Erase Operation.
- Run the Erase Spare Media operation. This can be done in one of the following
ways:
Run a Erase Spare Media Operation Immediately
Before You Begin
To
run a erase spare media operation immediately:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library from which you
wish to perform the spare media erase operation, and then click Erase
Spare Media.
- The Erase Spare Media
dialog box displays a list of spare media that are marked as erasable, and available
in the library.
- Click OK.
You can track the progress of the Erase Spare Media operation in the Job
Controller window.
NOTES
When a media is erased, the following actions are performed on removable
media:
- On tapes, the On-Media-Label (OML) will be over-written by a new OML, when
the media is recycled.
- On Optical media, the platter will be formatted and a new OML will be
written.
Erase Spare or Retired Media
Before You Begin
- Ensure that the media you wish to erase is available in the library. (not
exported)
To erase spare
or retired media:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the spare or retired media that you
wish to erase.
To erase multiple media in a single operation, select the
desired spare or retired media. Hold the Control key down to select more
than one media.
- Right-click and then select Erase Media.
- Click Yes in the Confirm prompt asking you whether you wish to
erase the media.
You can track the progress of the Erase Media operation in the Job
Controller window.
NOTES
When a media is erased, the following actions are performed on removable
media:
- On tapes, the On-Media-Label (OML) will be over-written by a new OML, when
the media is recycled.
- On Optical media, the platter will be formatted and a new OML will be
written.
Schedule a Erase Spare Media Operation
Before You Begin
To
schedule a erase spare media operation:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library from which you
wish to perform the spare media erase operation, and then click Erase
Spare Media.
- The Erase Spare Media
dialog box displays a list of spare media that can be erased.
- Click Schedule.
- From the Schedule Details (Schedule Details)
tab of the Schedule Details dialog box, select the scheduling options that you want to
apply.
- Click OK, to submit the job for scheduling, .
NOTES
When a media is erased, the following actions are performed on removable
media:
- On tapes, the On-Media-Label (OML) will be over-written by a new OML, when
the media is recycled.
- On Optical media, the platter will be formatted and a new OML will be
written.