Cannot delete assigned volume

So you are going re use that tape, Be careful; you will not be able to recover the data after expire.

use the following command 

bpexpdate -m A00013 -d 0 -force

You are possibly getting this message as NetBackup has identified this media as having valid, un-expired images on it.

If you are sure that there are no images on this tape that you wish to keep (try 'Images on Tape' report or bpmedialist?) then you could try & use bpexpdate to expire this tape prior to deleting it. e.g. bpexpdate -d 0 -m <media_id>

***Edit***

Touche'

Thanks,

Actually, when I am trying a command "bpexpdate -d 0 -m media_id" it shows "requested media id was not found in the EMM database" results.

Is there any other way to doing this.

Actully, when Netbackup was 4.5 then dlt 8000 shows density was dlt. A00013 media id registered with this density. Then we upgrade 4.5 to 5.1 and then 6.0, A00013 shows the same dlt density eventhough dlt 8000 shows density dlt2 in netbakcup 6.0

Please reply.

--Dharmesh

Run nbemmcmd -listmedia -mediaid <media id> and find out which media server owns the media.  Then run your bpexpdate command:

bpexpdate -m <media id> -d 0 -host <media server> -m <master server>

Thanks,

I will try this it gives following error:

Database system error:

Following are the some information while give the nbemmcmd command as per your reply.

Media Type: DLT (which actually now is DLT2)

Media Flag: 1

Media server: NONE

Robot Type: NONE

Media Status: ACTIVE

Origin Host: Server_name ( same server name which was upgraded from 4.5 to 6.0)

Please reply if any solution.

--Dharmesh

Hello Dharemsh,

try this technote

http://support.veritas.com/docs/208420

I use it serveral times in NB5.1. Please, look for any updates in commands for NB6, before using it.

Hope this helps.

Bye

Hello,

Thank you for solution. It works and we are assign said media id in upgarded server and also successfully expire it.

One more query is that how can we know the current media id which are mounted in tape drive?

e.g. suppose we are loaded A00013 tape in tape drive. Which command shows the currently A00013 mediaid are loaded in tape drive?

Please reply.

vmoprcmd

This allows you to perform 'operator functions' on drives, but without any options it displays current drive status etc etc.

Use /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd -d

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                  DRIVE STATUS

Drv Type   Control  User   Label  RecMID  ExtMID  Ready   Wr.Enbl.  ReqId
  0 hcart2   TLD                Yes   000001                 Yes       Yes         0
  1 hcart2   TLD                  -                                 No           -           0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Check RecMID.