Virtual TapeServer 8.0 Configuration Guide

94 | Enabling and Configuring Scan/Cleanup
• You can force an erasure or block an erasure by using the checkboxes on the Scan/Cleanup
page. However, when an erase process completes (either auto-erase or erase-now), these
overrides are removed.
• When Scan/Cleanup erases a virtual tape, the header information (metadata) remains
stored on VTS.
• Scan/Cleanup does not affect a virtual tape's encryption setting.
This chapter describes how to enable and configure Scan/Cleanup.
You must modify the VTS configuration file to enable Scan/Cleanup and configure some of the
business rules.
Requires the Edit Configuration File access right
To configure Scan/Cleanup
Note
A default configuration file is defined for each VTS server. To override the default
settings, you must define settings as described below.
1. Click Configuration→System on the navigation pane.
2. Click Edit Configuration File.
3. Add the following parameters at the bottom of the file that is displayed:
Parameter Description Values
menu_ScanCleanup Displays the scan/cleanup menu option on
the Configure Tapes and Pools page. This
menu option enables you to access the Scan/
Cleanup web interface.
Default value: NO
YES or NO
cleanup_enable Enables Scan/Cleanup. When disabled, the
Scan/Cleanup page indicates that this
feature is disabled.
Default value: NO
You must also set cleanup_autoerase to
YES to enable automated Scan/Cleanup.
YES or NO