Make Backup Exec 9.x format boefre backup

[c567591]

I want to make Backup Exec format or erase the tape before backup.

I do not care to protect what is on the tape.
We have been switching from ArcServe and it "sticks" on these tapes at the loading media stage. If erased, it will backup just fine.

This is annoying for me.

 

[justin2000]

When you introduce Arcserve media into Backup Exec it will put it into the Foreign Media media set - these tapes in here are protected unless you do either of the following:-
1. Erase the media manually - like you have done.
2. Move the media from this set to Scratch Media.
This is probably the easiest way to go.

If you really want to erase the tapes from use - you can create a bemcmd command, put it in a batch file - then put this batch file in the pre/post commands of the backup job.