Magnus Ahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our server came with blank tapes so there were no problem with labeling. How > about unmounting them from bacula, feed them to the drive manualy using mtx > and erasing them with "/bin/mt -f /dev/nst0 erase"?
Assuming that it is in fact okay to destroy the existing data, using mt rewind + mt weof may be faster. Certainly on some tape drives the erase command takes a _long_ time. Devin -- Dimensions will always be specified in the least usable term. Velocity, for example, will be expressed in furlongs per fortnight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
