How to erase a tape using BE2012 BEMCLI

Created: 10 May 2012 | Updated: 15 May 2012 | 4 comments

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I have backup exec 2012 server and I need to use BEMCLI to erase a tape. Please help.

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EDIT:

Guide for BE2012 can be found here:

Submit-BEEraseMediaJob seems to be the command to erase media.

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Backup_Exec Symantec Employee

There Please use the command under powershell window

BETapeDriveDevice "Device 0001" | Submit-BEEraseMediaJob

FYI (under Device 0001 name should your tape device name in my case it was 001)

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Sameer

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pkh Trusted Advisor

The answer was been provided 21 hours ago. Your answer is a copy of the help for the cmdlet.

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it helped and fired a erase job

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