Instead of erasing tapes, you can mark tapes as free. During this operation, Veeam Backup Free Edition deletes from backup and tape catalogs information about backup contents stored on tape. Data written to tape remains intact.
To mark tapes as free:
- Open the Tape Infrastructure view.
- Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online.
- Select tapes you want to mark as free and click Mark as Free on the ribbon.
Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and choose Mark as Free from the shortcut menu. - In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.
After a tape is marked as free, Veeam Backup Free Edition removes from the catalog information about contents on this tape.
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You cannot mark protected tapes as free. To mark such tapes as free, you need to switch the protection off first. |
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