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Tape Deletion and Re-Addition

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Hi,
Could anyone tell me how to delete tapes and then re-add them to the media pool please?
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Re: Tape Deletion and Re-Addition

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You could mark the tapes as FREE and then erase them. Once done then add them back into the media pool required. Some more information on media pools, etc. - https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=110
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Re: Tape Deletion and Re-Addition

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Thank you, I'll follow the steps in the article
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Re: Tape Deletion and Re-Addition

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Not a problem and let us know how it goes.
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Re: Tape Deletion and Re-Addition

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We are in a situation where it says there is no more space in the media pool one day, and the next it works fine. We have 9 in there already and we want to find and wipe the broken ones to be reused afterwards. How do you wipe the tapes completely?
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Re: Tape Deletion and Re-Addition

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If you use the Erase function in Veeam that will do it for you and then add them to the FREE pool.
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