VERITAS NetBackupTM 5.0, User Manual And Product Specifications

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Chapter 3, Managing Media
When to Delete Volumes
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Deleting Volumes
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To delete volumes
1.
In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Media and Device Management >
Media
.
2.
In the volumes pane select the volumes that you want to delete.
Note You cannot delete any assigned volumes until any application using them deassigns
them.
3. Click Edit > Delete.
A dialog appears asking you to confirm the action.
Note
If you selected only one side of an optical platter, the volume on other side is also
deleted.
4. Remove the deleted volumes from the storage device.
Deleting a Volume Group
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To delete volume groups
1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Media and Device Management >
Media
.
2. In the volumes list, look at the Time Assigned column to check if any of the volumes
in the group you want to delete are currently assigned.
If any of the volumes are assigned, you cannot delete the group until these volumes
are deassigned by the application (see “Deassigning Volumes” on page 140).
Use the procedure (“Deleting Volumes” on page 135) to delete individual volumes
that are unassigned.
3. Select a volume group in the tree pane.
4. Click Edit > Delete.
A dialog appears asking you to confirm the action.
5.
Remove the deleted volumes from the storage device.