Re: freeing up space on LTO-8 tape

Radosław Korzeniewski <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.bacula.user
Message-ID <CAF_EmoD=kBH+fO_PCsz5hsecF71TtbyySm4VmJ-AheW77XRK6Q@mail.gmail.com>
Hi,

pon., 6 sty 2025 o 20:03 Adam Weremczuk <[email protected]>
napisał(a):

> Hi all,
>
> Key points:
> 1. Bacula 9.6.7 on Debian 11.
> 2. The tape is almost full with some old Bacula backups which I don't
> care about.
> 3. I want to wipe it clean making space for new data.
> 4. I don't care about secure removal.
> 5. Ideally, I would prefer to leave the label and pool assignment as
> they are.
> 6. The job should complete in under 10 hrs.
>
> What's the best way to achieve this?
>

Use bconsole command: purge volume=xxx yes
It will take seconds to complete. :)

cheers.
-- 
Radosław Korzeniewski
[email protected]

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