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anil_kumar731's avatar
anil_kumar731
Level 4
12 years ago

How to use maximum slots of SL500 StorageTek tape library?

Hi,

I have SL500 tape library at our site. We have 100 tapes in the library slots.There are many more free slots in it, but i am not able to use these free slots when i do inventory.

Can any say what is the reason for this.

How to add tapes to this free slots?

Any suggestions for using these free slots.

 

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  • Nicolai's avatar
    Nicolai
    12 years ago

    From a command line type (run as administrator if you are on Windows)

    robtest

    Select the robot and then issue

    s s

    If less than 100 slots is listed it may be a license issue with the tape library. Netbackup should under normal operation seaming less use all available slots.

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH83129

    Update: How may of those free slots are we talking about - some slots of the SL500 are reserved for diagnostic ussage and can't be used for customer data.

    See figure 1-4 in this manual http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19724-01/MT9212MD/MT9212MD.pdf

  • Nicolai's avatar
    Nicolai
    Moderator
    12 years ago

    From a command line type (run as administrator if you are on Windows)

    robtest

    Select the robot and then issue

    s s

    If less than 100 slots is listed it may be a license issue with the tape library. Netbackup should under normal operation seaming less use all available slots.

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH83129

    Update: How may of those free slots are we talking about - some slots of the SL500 are reserved for diagnostic ussage and can't be used for customer data.

    See figure 1-4 in this manual http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19724-01/MT9212MD/MT9212MD.pdf

  • anil_kumar731's avatar
    anil_kumar731
    Level 4
    12 years ago

    Hi Nicolai,

     By running the below command :

    robtest

    s s

    I could only see 100 slots are in use.

    Does this means that my library can only use 100 slots?

  • anil_kumar731's avatar
    anil_kumar731
    Level 4
    12 years ago

    Hi,

    I can find the below output in robtest:

    can any explain anything about this:

    mode
    First transport addr = 0, Number transport elements = 1
    First storage addr = 1000, Number storage elements = 100
    First media access port addr = 10, Number media access port elements = 15
    First drive addr = 500, Number drive elements = 4
    Library does have a barcode reader
    MODE_SENSE complete
     

  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    I agree with Nicolai.  The library needs license update to utilize more slots.  (Not a Netbackup issue)

     

  • mph999's avatar
    mph999
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    further to the excellent answers by the very experienced Nicolai and wr ... I agree ...

    It may be the case that an additional license is required from the vendor.

    Nothing can be done in NBU to fix this, not a NBU issue.

    Martin