Erase Spare Media - How To

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.

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 the Erase Spare Media operation, immediately from the library level, as described in Run a Erase Spare Media Operation Immediately.
- Schedule an Erase Spare Media operation from the library level, as described in Schedule an Erase Spare Media Operation.
- Erase a specific spare or retired media, as described in Erase a Specific Spare or Retired Media.

Before You Begin

Ensure that the spare media in the library have been marked as erasable, as described in Mark Spare Media for Media Erase Operation.

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.

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.

Before You Begin

Ensure that the spare media in the library have been marked as erasable, as described in Mark Spare Media for Media Erase Operation.

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.