Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Configuration Guide

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Automatically erasing a virtual tape using Scan/Cleanup
After you enable and configure Scan/Cleanup as described in "Enabling and Configuring Scan/Cleanup"
on page 125, you can display the web interface for this feature by clicking Configuration > Scan
Cleanup on the navigation pane. Click the Show/Hide ‘No’ button to display the cartridges:
To view the Status table
This table lists all virtual tapes on the system and their Scan/Cleanup status. The following is a
description of each column:
Pool :: Cartridge — Displays the name of the pool and virtual tape.
Erased — Displays the timestamp when the virtual tape was erased.
Written — Displays the timestamp when data was last written to the virtual tape.
Retention — Specifies how long the virtual tape will be retained. A retention period specifies an
expiration date and time, which governs when vault space can be reclaimed.
Migrated — Displays the timestamp when the virtual tape was backed up (typically to physical tape)
by a backup management application. If the virtual tape was migrated by another application, n/a or
not by VTS is displayed.
Size — Displays the size of the virtual tape (in bytes). This reflects the size of the tape data; it
excludes the size of the metadata (up to 27MB).
Erase — Indicates whether the virtual tape is selected for erasure or not. This column also provides
an explanation of the business rule that is controlling the erasure status.
In the following example, virtual tape X00001 was erased on 13Feb05 15:43, last written on 17Feb05
14:49, will be retained for two weeks, and has never been migrated. The business rules indicate “no,