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H_Sharma
Level 6
10 years ago
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Move Media

Hello Experts,

Pls help me with the below syntax

I want to move mulitple tapes from old to new. I can do it for one easily but unable to do it for multiple.Some syntax missisng

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpmedia -movedb -oldserver med01 -newserver med02 -m media id 1 2 3 4 5...so on

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  • Born2rise's avatar
    Born2rise
    10 years ago

    Hi Hargyan,

    I never see, we can move ownership of mutiple media by putting it into single command saprated by space.

    You need to run the command for each media saprately.

    However, if you are trying to move all media that are assigned to one media server (oldservername) to
    another media server (newservername). You can use

    bpmedia -movedb -allvolumes -newserveroldservername -oldserver newservername]

  • Born2rise's avatar
    Born2rise
    Level 4
    10 years ago

    Hi Hargyan,

    I never see, we can move ownership of mutiple media by putting it into single command saprated by space.

    You need to run the command for each media saprately.

    However, if you are trying to move all media that are assigned to one media server (oldservername) to
    another media server (newservername). You can use

    bpmedia -movedb -allvolumes -newserveroldservername -oldserver newservername]

  • RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
    RiaanBadenhorst
    Level 6
    10 years ago

    Hi,

     

    Put all the media ID's in a file (mymedia.txt). Then from CLI run

     

    for /F "usebackq tokens=1" %i IN (`"type mymedia.txt"`) DO @echo bpmedia -movedb  -oldserver med01 -newserver med02 -m %i

     

    That will give you all the commands, copy and paste them to execute.

  • H_Sharma's avatar
    H_Sharma
    Level 6
    10 years ago

    Hi Riaan,

    Where do i execute this command... 

    Also pls let me know if i save it on D drive what is the syntax then.

     /F "usebackq tokens=1" %i IN (`"type mymedia.txt"`) DO @echo bpmedia -movedb  -oldserver med01 -newserver med02 -m %i

  • RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
    RiaanBadenhorst
    Level 6
    10 years ago

    Just open CMD

    Navigate to same folder that you create your mymedia.txt file in (doesn't matter if its D, or E, of F)

    then just paste the command I gave you

     

    for /F "usebackq tokens=1" %i IN (`"type mymedia.txt"`) DO @echo bpmedia -movedb  -oldserver med01 -newserver med02 -m %i

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    10 years ago
    What exactly is the purpose of your command? Are you trying to decommission a media server? Do you want to move ownership of all media for server1 to server2? Or just move ownership of some media?
  • H_Sharma's avatar
    H_Sharma
    Level 6
    10 years ago

    I tried running this command for 5 medias but it created 5 separete commands but didnot move anything.

    Hi Mariaane...

     decommission 

  • RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
    RiaanBadenhorst
    Level 6
    10 years ago

    Yes, cause the command is using ECHO which means type the command.

     

    You need to highlight the output (5 lines), right click (to copy), and right again to paste and execute (assuming you've got quickedit more selected in properties of the CMP prompt), then finally press enter once more as the last line needs to be executed too.

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    10 years ago
    Since you want to move media as a step to decommission a media server, why not use nbdecommission?