Use the unlabelvol command to load selected volumes and physically remove their Oracle Secure Backup volume labels and backup data.
Each volume has a volume label stored at Beginning of Tape (BOT). The label consists of the Volume ID, the barcode (if any), and other information about the volume. Typically, you use the unlabelvol command to remove all traces of a backup and its associated volume label from an unexpired tape and from the Oracle Secure Backup catalog.
See Also:
"Library Commands" for related commandsYou must have the right to manage devices and change device state to use the unlabelvol command.
unlab•elvol [ --drive/-D drivename ] [ --force/-f ] [ --obtaropt/-o obtar-option ]... [ se-range ]
Specifies the name of the drive to be used to unlabel the volume. If you do not specify a tape drive name, then the drive variable must be set.
Forces obtool to ignore the expiration policy for the volume. If the --force option is not used and the volume is not expired according to its expiration policy, then unlabelvol fails.
Specifies the range of storage elements holding the volumes to be unlabeled. If omitted, the volume currently loaded in the drive is unlabeled. Refer to "se-range" for a description of the se-range placeholder.
Example 2-152 unlabels the volume in storage element 1 of library lib1.
Example 2-152 Unlabeling a Volume
ob> lsvol --library lib1 --long
Inventory of library lib1:
in mte: vacant
in 1: volume VOL000002, barcode ADE201, oid 110, 16962752 kb remaining
in 2: vacant
in 3: volume RMAN-DEFAULT-000002, barcode ADE202, oid 112, 17017984 remaining,
content manages reuse
in 4: vacant
in iee1: vacant
in iee2: vacant
in iee3: vacant
in dte: vacant
ob> unlabelvol --force --drive tape1 1
ob> lsvol --library lib1 --long
Inventory of library lib1:
in mte: vacant
in 1: unlabeled
in 2: vacant
in 3: volume RMAN-DEFAULT-000002, barcode ADE202, oid 112, 17017984 remaining,
content manages reuse
in 4: vacant
in iee1: vacant
in iee2: vacant
in iee3: vacant
in dte: vacant