Removing a Tape Coordinator

To remove a Tape Coordinator from a Tape Coordinator machine, perform the following steps on the Tape Coordinator machine:

1. Verify that you are included in the appropriate administrative lists. If necessary, issue the bos lsadmin command to check.

2. Verify that you have the w (write) permission on the dcelocal/var/dfs/backup/TapeConfig file.

3. Using a text editor, remove the line that defines the Tape Coordinator from the dcelocal/var/dfs/backup/TapeConfig file.

4. Enter the bak rmhost command to delete the entry for the Tape Coordinator from the Backup Database:

$ bak rmhost [-tcid tc_number]