Recycling Media - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 User Manual

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LTO-4 drives require that all data encrypted and written to a single tape
use the same encryption key—that is, a single key is associated with all the
encrypted data on an individual tape. After encrypted data is written to a
tape, the drive will not overwrite the data using a different encryption key
until you recycle the tape through BlueScale Encryption. If you lose the
encryption key for a tape, you must recycle the tape before you can re-use
it.
Use the following steps to recycle one or more encrypted LTO cartridges so
that they can be reused with a new encryption key.
1. From the toolbar menu, select General > Import/Export. The Import/
2. Select the partition containing the tapes that you want to recycle from
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Note: If you plan to use the same key that was used to encrypt the data
already on the tape, you do not need to recycle the tape using the
process described in this section.
Note: Make sure that the backup software cannot access the drive you
plan to use for recycling the media during the recycling
operation.
Note: The recycle media operation can only be performed using the
touch screen (or using a keyboard and mouse connected to the
LCM). You cannot access the Import/Export TeraPack Cases
screen when using a remote connection to the library.
Export TeraPacks screen displays.
Figure 134 The Import/Export TeraPacks screen.
the Partition drop-down list, then select Go.
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