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Short erase in DPM 2010

Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 16:12
by mlopez
DPM 2010 supports short erase with a registry modification and can be used if the tape drive supports it. Does Firestreamer support short erase?

Re: Short erase in DPM 2010

Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 20:34
by jsf
Firestreamer doesn't support short erase. However, with long erase Firestreamer overwrites just the tape header, not the entire tape, so it's a quick operation.