Short Erase

[tommyo]

I understand that Short Erase doesn't erase data on the tape, only the header. My question is can data be restored from a tape that has gone through the Short Erase process but has not been overwritten with new data? I'm wondering about how much damage could be done by a malicious user who had access to the console and tapes were still loaded in the library. Long Erase I'm not worried about, it takes to long erase a LTO8 tape with Long Erase.

Thanks,

Tom

[PetrM]

Hello!

No, restore is not possible after short erase. This option speeds up erase process but is not supported by some tape devices. Thanks!

[tommyo]

Thanks. Good to know.