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MikeM11
Level 4
13 years ago

Automate vmchange

Hi,

I am trying to automate the multi inject process without success.  I have a script (as below) which I can run as a batch file and works correctly but requires interaction (press Enter to continue).  I need to add this as a scheduled task and therefore need to get a script that does not require this interaction:

 

vmchange -multi_inject -w -res -rt tld -verbose -rn 0 -rh servername.domainname

vmupdate -rt tld -rn 0 -rh servername.domainname -use_barcode_rules

 

Does anyone have the magical switch that can enable me to automate this?

Thanks, Mike

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  • MikeM11's avatar
    MikeM11
    13 years ago

    Hi,

    Thank you for the suggestion, however removing the -w switch removes the wait function.

    I have now solved this by changing the script to the below:

    vmupdate -rt tld -rn 0 -rh servername.domain -use_barcode_rules -empty_map

    the -empty_map switch appears to be undocumented but works fine.  This, added to a batch file and run through a Windows scheduled task is how this has been automated.

    Thanks, Mike

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Remove the -w

     

     

     -multi_inject
          used with the -res option to initiate the multiple inject loop in the
          specified robot's robotic control daemon. Use a -w option for interactive
          multiple inject, use the -verify_eject and -continue_ie/-abort_ie
          options otherwise.
  • MikeM11's avatar
    MikeM11
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    Hi,

    Thank you for the suggestion, however removing the -w switch removes the wait function.

    I have now solved this by changing the script to the below:

    vmupdate -rt tld -rn 0 -rh servername.domain -use_barcode_rules -empty_map

    the -empty_map switch appears to be undocumented but works fine.  This, added to a batch file and run through a Windows scheduled task is how this has been automated.

    Thanks, Mike

  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    (from the manual)

    -empty_map

    Specifies that volumes in the media access port (map) are moved into the

    robot before the robot inventory is started. This option is only valid for TL8,

    TLD, or TLM robot types. 

  • MikeM11's avatar
    MikeM11
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    Bill,

    My apologies, I could not see for looking.  It is there and I obviously missed it (NetBackup_Commands.PDF, p.696).

    Mike

  • RonCaplinger's avatar
    RonCaplinger
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    Mike,

    If your tape library supports/generates the "unit attention message", and if you are not using a partitioned library, you can just add AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT to your vm.conf file on the robot control host.  This causes the library to send a message to the robot control host and auto-inject tapes.  From page 31 of the NBU Admin Guide for Windows, Volume 2:

    AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT entry in vm.conf
    Use this entry to inject media automatically from the Media Access Port (MAP)
    into a TL8 or TLD robot and update the EMM database. Media are injected if the
    robot generates a unit attention message.
    AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT
    This entry only operates with the TL8 or TLD robots that post a unit attention
    when their MAP is opened.
    Symantec recommends that this entry not be used with partitioned libraries. Most
    robotic libraries with multiple partitions do not post a unit attention when the
    MAP is opened.

  • MikeM11's avatar
    MikeM11
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    Ron,

    I did take a quick look into this option, however our library is partitioned.  I have got a working script now that does everything I needed but thanks for the input.

    Mike