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Long erase and Format in Veritas 8.6

I'd tried several ways but my backup job still failed and get the below mesaage:
"The media provided to continue the backup already contains data from one or more sets created during this operation.
The operation can not be continued."

So I decided to empty up my tape in order to re-backup a fresh data into it. I do not have the choice neither "long erase" nor "format" in veritas. They are grayed out. What should I do ? URGENT !

Thanks.

crazijoe

Are you right clicking on the media set?

swpui

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No. I click on device management tab and right click the device. Even I also went to tools --> device operations --> Erase
the "format" and "long erase" are grayed out.

Is there any other way to format a tape ?

crazijoe

From what I remember, Go into the Media tab and right click on the media set and you should be able to erase the tape.

swpui

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media tab only have "delete" media

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patrick24

In that case, format using ntbackup first and then try to format/ relabel in Veritas Exec...
Hope it helps....

cheeers

nickymo

after the erase, rename the tape in devices.

then goto media and check that the renamed tape in scratch media. you be able to run a test backup to the tape!!

:)

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