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DeleteTapeArchive - Storage Gateway

DeleteTapeArchive

Deletes the specified virtual tape from the virtual tape shelf (VTS). This operation is only supported in the tape gateway type.

Request Syntax

{ "BypassGovernanceRetention": boolean, "TapeARN": "string" }

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

BypassGovernanceRetention

Set to TRUE to delete an archived tape that belongs to a custom pool with tape retention lock. Only archived tapes with tape retention lock set to governance can be deleted. Archived tapes with tape retention lock set to compliance can't be deleted.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

TapeARN

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the virtual tape to delete from the virtual tape shelf (VTS).

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 50. Maximum length of 500.

Pattern: arn:(aws(|-cn|-us-gov|-iso[A-Za-z0-9_-]*)):storagegateway:[a-z\-0-9]+:[0-9]+:tape\/[0-9A-Z]{5,16}$

Required: Yes

Response Syntax

{ "TapeARN": "string" }

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

TapeARN

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the virtual tape that was deleted from the virtual tape shelf (VTS).

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 50. Maximum length of 500.

Pattern: arn:(aws(|-cn|-us-gov|-iso[A-Za-z0-9_-]*)):storagegateway:[a-z\-0-9]+:[0-9]+:tape\/[0-9A-Z]{5,16}$

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

InternalServerError

An internal server error has occurred during the request. For more information, see the error and message fields.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidGatewayRequestException

An exception occurred because an invalid gateway request was issued to the service. For more information, see the error and message fields.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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