Virtual TapeServer 6.04.01 Operations and Administration Guide

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Multiple virtual tapes
You can erase or delete multiple virtual tapes from the Virtual Media - Cartridge
Maintenance page only.
To erase an unencrypted virtual tape:
Requires the Erase Cartridges, Vault Access, and Access to all Vaults access rights
To erase an encrypted virtual tape:
Requires Administration group membership and requires the Erase Cartridges, Vault
Access, and Access to all Vaults access rights
To delete an unencrypted virtual tape:
Requires the Delete Cartridges, Vault Access, and Access to all Vaults access rights
To delete an encrypted virtual tape:
Requires Administration group membership and requires the Delete Cartridges, Vault
Access, and Access to all Vaults access rights
To erase or delete multiple virtual tapes at once
1. Click Virtual Media on the navigation pane.
2. Select cartridge maintenance from the window drop-down list at the top of the Virtual
Media - Operation page. The Virtual Media - Cartridge Maintenance page is displayed.
3. Select a pool where the virtual tapes reside from the Pool drop-down list.
4. Enter a string in the Prefix field. This determines the base of the tape names.
5. Enter a value in the Start field. This determines where numbering will begin.
6. Enter a value in the Count field. This determines how many tapes to erase or delete in
the range.