Deleting A Tape Pool; Modifying A Tape Pool - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Administrator's Manual

4. Display the configuration. Enter the cryptocfg
5. Configure the tape pool on your backup application with the same tape pool label you used to
6. On your backup application, label the tape media to assign to the tape pool. Refer to the

Deleting a tape pool

This command does not issue a warning if the tape pool being deleted has tape media or volumes
that are currently accessed by the host. Be sure the tape media is not currently in use.
1. Log in to the group leader as FabricAdmin.
2. Enter the cryptocfg
3. Commit the transaction

Modifying a tape pool

1. Log in to the group leader as FabricAdmin.
2. Enter the cryptocfg
3. Commit the transaction.
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pool number or label and the -cfg parameter.
FabricAdmin:switch>cryptocfg --show -tapepool -label my_tapepool -stat
Number of tapepool session(s):
Tapepool 1:
Tapepool label:
Encryption mode:
Encryption format:
Number of sessions:
Tape sessions within the pool:
Operation succeeded.
create the tape pool on the encryption switch or blade. Refer to the manufacturer's product
documentation for instructions.
manufacturer's product documentation for instructions.
delete -tapepool command followed by a tape pool label or number. Use
--
cryptocfg show -tapepool -all to display all configured tape pool names and numbers.
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FabricAdmin:switch>cryptocfg --delete -tapepool -label my_tapepool
Operation succeeded.
FabricAdmin:switch>cryptocfg --commit
Operation succeeded.
modify -tapepool command followed by a tape pool label or number.
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Then specify a new policy, encryption format, or both. The following example changes the
encryption format from Brocade native to DF-compatible.
FabricAdmin:switch>cryptocfg --modify -tapepool -label my_tapepool
-encryption_format DF_compatible
Operation succeeded.
FabricAdmin:switch>cryptocfg --commit
Operation succeeded.
show -tapepool command followed by the tape
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1
my_tapepool
encrypted
native
0
Tape pool configuration
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