Deleting Tapes

You can delete virtual tapes from your Tape Gateway by using the Storage Gateway console.

Note

If the tape you want to delete from your Tape Gateway has a status of RETRIEVED, you must first eject the tape using your backup application before deleting the tape. For instructions on how to eject a tape using the Symantec NetBackup software, see Archiving the Tape. After the tape is ejected, the tape status changes back to ARCHIVED. You can then delete the tape.

Make copies of your data before you delete your tapes. After you delete a tape, you can't get it back.

To delete a virtual tape

Warning

This procedure permanently deletes the selected virtual tape.

1. Open the Storage Gateway console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/home.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Tape Library > Tapes to see your tapes. By default, this list displays up to 1,000 tapes at a time, but the searches that you perform apply to all of your tapes. You can use the search bar to find tapes that match a specific criteria, or to reduce the list to less than 1,000 tapes. When your list contains 1,000 tapes or fewer, you can then sort your tapes in ascending or descending order by various properties.

3. Select one or more tapes to delete.

4. For Actions choose Delete tape. The confirmation dialog box appears.

5. Verify that you want to delete the specified tapes, then type the word delete in the confirmation box and choose Delete.

After the tape is deleted, it disappears from the Tape Gateway.