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Retire/Delete a Storage Location

Starting with the StorCycle 4.3.0 solution, you can retire or delete storage locations. Retired storage locations can also be reinstated.

Note: To delete storage locations in earlier versions of the StorCycle solution, contact Spectra Logic Technical Support (see Contacting Support).

Retire a Storage Location

Retiring a storage location disables the location so that it cannot be used in any future projects, but the data archived to the storage location can still be searched and restored to other locations using the StorCycle solution.

After the storage location is retired, it can be reinstated to allow the location to be used again for migrate / store projects.

Use the instructions in this section to retire a storage location.

1. Using the Actions drop-down menu, select Retire. The Retire / Delete window displays.
2.   Using the Delete Type drop-down menu, select Retire Location.
3.   Click Submit.

Reinstate a Storage Location

You can reinstate a retired storage location to allow it to resume normal operations and make it available for migrate / store projects again.

1. Use the instructions in this section to reinstate a storage location.
2.   Using the Actions drop-down menu, select Reinstate. The Reinstate window displays.
3.   Click Submit.

Delete a Storage Location

Deleting a location removes the location from the StorCycle environment and deletes all objects associated with the storage location from the application database. Data is not deleted from target media, but the objects cannot be restored using the StorCycle solution.

Deleting a storage location cannot be undone, but the storage can be recreated at a later date using the New Storage Location wizard.

IMPORTANT 

Using the user interface to delete a storage location only deletes it from the StorCycle environment. Data on target media is not deleted.

CAUTION 

Using API commands to delete a storage location deletes it from the StorCycle environment. The API command may optionally delete all data on the storage target. Spectra Logic recommends contacting Spectra Logic Technical Support before using the API parameter to delete all data.

Use the instructions in this section to delete a storage location.

1. Using the Actions drop-down menu, select Retire. The Retire / Delete window displays.
2.   Using the Delete Type drop-down menu, select Delete Location. The delete confirmation box displays.
3.   Enter DELETE LOCATION in the confirmation box.
4.   Click Submit.
Note: Depending on the number of files, it may take several minutes for the storage to complete the deletion process. Spectra Logic recommends allocating approximately 1 minute for every 15,000 objects.