Deleting All Or A Range Of Cartridges; Write Protecting A Cartridge - HPE StoreOnce 6500 User Manual

3. To delete individual cartridges, select individual slots by clicking the appropriate check boxes in the
Delete Cartridge column.
4. Click Delete.
NOTE: A dialog is displayed, warning that all data will be lost and asking you to confirm the Delete
action.
If you click Cancel, the cartridges will not be deleted and you remain in delete mode. Click Delete to
continue and the selected cartridges will be deleted. The GUI does not differentiate between cartridges
with data and blank cartridges.

Deleting all or a range of cartridges

You cannot delete cartridges that are currently in drives, that are mapped for replication, or that are in the
delete pending, erase pending, or create state.
Prerequisites
Only administrators can delete cartridges.
Procedure
1. Navigate to StoreOnce > VTL > Libraries > Cartridges tab.
2. To delete all the cartridges in the library at once, click Delete All.
3. In the window that appears, choose from the following options:
a. Delete — Remove cartridges (default): completely deletes the cartridges
b. Erase — Erase cartridge data: deletes the data but leaves the cartridge configurations intact
4. You can also determine which cartridges to delete or erase:
a. All Cartridges
b. Range: enter the first and last slot to be included in the delete or erase.
5. Finally, if you select the "Delete cartridges with data" check box, cartridges containing data will be
deleted. If unselected, only blank cartridges are deleted. After all of the options are selected, click OK.
A confirmation box appears; click OK.

Write protecting a cartridge

Prerequisites
Only administrators can write protect cartridges.
Procedure
1. Navigate to StoreOnce > VTL > Libraries > Cartridges tab.
2. Click Edit for the selected library.
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