Skip to main content

How to remove tape offline

Thread needs solution

I want to remove tape offline.  I want to release some speacefrom tapelocation folder.

I have moved it to free tapes, and i  tried to click remove tape but is message that tape should be online.

So i can't remove it from my database. And is still showing 0 B free on tape.

0 Users found this helpful

Hello Marek, when a tape is moved to Free pool, its data remains in the software's data base until the tape is physically overwritten or erased. If you want to completely remove the tape from the software as well as the info about the data written on it, you have to physically eject the tape from the tape library (it becomes offline in the UI), after that delete the tape from the software UI.

But the problem is that i have no this tape now.

and when is offine and i choose to delete tape i have message that it has to be online

Please make sure that the actual tapes allocation in the library match to the state in the software' DB - perform full Inventory operation.

I have not phisically this tape now - the tape is outside the location.  This is the problem

I have it only in the system.

 

You don't need physical access to tape device, in the Backup console UI go to Settings -> Tape Managements -> Choose a device -> click Inventory

From the begginng:  I have not phisical tape.   What should i inventory if the device  where tape should be is empty? inventoreyempty device? So it wrote that is empty after inventory.

When i want to delete tape, there is a message that: tape  should be online to delete.   But i have not this tape.