
How to erase a tape that has been used by DataCenter (version 6/7/8) in the past, and then assign it to a scratch pool (to be used for new backup jobs to write to it). These instructions only cover DataCenter installed on a Windows system, and applies to versions 6/7/8.
The second part of the guide covers how to clear the database data held for that tape that you did erase to be able to place that tape in the scratch pool as an available scratch tape. The first part of this guide shows you how to erase the contents of a tape completely, say for instance if you want to be able to place that tape into a Scratch Pool (which you can't do if DataCenter has past history of writing data to the tape stored in DataCenter's database and flat data files). How to erase a tape in a tape library, and place it in a scratch pool as an available scratch tape
Command line restore of Hyper-V VM using vsshyv and nbksrv (only for backups stored in GIR disk pool) for 8.2.1 and newer. Rebuild a corrupt or missing GIR pool database using nbksrv (on a Backup Server node) for 8.2.1 and newer. How to re-install NovaStor DataCenter 8 Backup Server and Command Server services: nbksrv (VM Backup Server), hijacc (Hijacc), hiserv (Hiserv), and mpx (Multiplexer). How to re-install NovaStor DataCenter 8 Command Server's hijacc (Hijacc), hiserv (Hiserv), and mpx (Multiplexer) services. How to configure the 3 x DataCenter 8.x services to specify the Log On As user that matches the credentials of the network device that is either the source UNC network path to backup or the destination UNC network path to backup to. How to configure the 3 x DataCenter 7.x services to specify the Log On As user that matches the credentials of the network device that will be configured as a network location for backup. Manually renew the NovaStor DC Command Server SSL certificate, which is installed on the Command Server 8.2.13 and newer versions for Windows.
Manually renew the NovaStor DC Command Server SSL certificate, which is installed on the Command Server 8.1.x versions for Windows.
How to erase a tape in a tape library, and place it in a scratch pool as an available scratch tape.
How to configure the port utilized by TomEE (the Command Server service, an Apache Tomcat web server), to assign it to use a different TCP port other than the default '8005'.