Archive tape status

The appliance stores status information for prepared tapes, and it uses this information to determine whether a tape is available for an archive job. The table below provides details.

Tape status

Description

Empty

The tape does not contain any data, and its entire capacity is available for an archive job.

Occupied

The tape contains archived data, but some space is free and the tape can be used for a a new archive job.

Note: Limitations of the tape media prevent the appliance from displaying the amount of available space.

Full

The tape is full and not available for archive jobs unless the existing data is overwritten.