netbackup windows scripts to automatically eject tapes

As i understand for this purpose vault job exists.

But of course it depends on what tapes you are going to eject. If you want to eject only full tapes you will not be able to use vault.

it will be helpful to know this kind of script which ejects only full tapes. :)

Create a batch file named tape_eject.bat and in it put the following - ensuring anything between the <> symbols matches your envorinoment - (and remove the <>):

for /f "tokens=1,2" %%a in (eject_tapes.txt) do "<installpath>\netbackup\volmgr\bin\vmchange" -res -m %%a -mt <HCART> -rh <robothostname> -rt <tld> -rn <0>  -rc1 %%b -e -sec 1

"<installpath>\veritas\volmgr\bin\vmupdate" -rt <TLD> -rn <0> -rh <robothostname> -h <emmservername> -use_barcode_rules

Create a text file named tape_eject.txt and put it in the same directory as the .bat file you have just made.

In your library view in the GUI sort your columns so that the first column is the MediaID and the second column is the Slot Number.

Highlight the tapes you want to eject and hit CTL-C to copy the information.

Paste it into the text file and save it.

Run the .bat file. This will eject the tapes in the list and also update the inventory in NetBackup once it has finished.

Dont put more tapes in the list than you have eject ports though!

Hope thie helps

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thanks alot for your help i really appreciate it

i m having a trouble identifying the

robothostname like what

i have robot named with tld 1,tld2,tld3

for e.g i have ibm TS 3310 name as TLD4 using HCART

how should i write this

TLD> -rn <0> -rh <robothostname>

below given script i created just like that

for /f "tokens=1,2" %%a in (eject_tapes.txt) do "C:\Program Files\veritas\netbackup\volmgr\bin\vmchange" -res -m %%a -mt <HCART> -rh <robothostname> -rt <tld4> -rn <0>  -rc1 %%b -e -sec 1

"C:\Program Files\veritas\veritas\volmgr\bin\vmupdate" -rt <TLD> -rn <0> -rh <robothostname> -h <hobak1> -use_barcode_rules

hi mark,

i am waiting for your expert opinion

NBU creates robot names as follows:

tld(0)
tld(1)
tld(2)
.......

This means that tld(0) is -rn 0
tld(1) is -rn 1
tld(2) is -rn 2

... and so on ....

run the following command to find out the Robot Control Host:

vmoprcmd -devconfig -l

Look for the lines that start the Robot tag and at the very end of the line you will see one of 2 things, a path or a server name, if you see path it means the server where you ran the vmoprcmd is the Robot Control Host, if not the server name you see is your RCH.

Hope this help.

Regards.

thanks guys

i  m still trying to find out how should i write the windows script

for /f "tokens=1,2" %%a in (eject_tapes.txt) do "C:\Program Files\veritas\netbackup\volmgr\bin\vmchange" -res -m %%a -mt <HCART> -rh <robothostname> -rt <tld4> -rn <0>  -rc1 %%b -e -sec 1

"C:\Program Files\veritas\veritas\volmgr\bin\vmupdate" -rt <TLD> -rn <0> -rh <robothostname> -h <hobak1> -use_barcode_rules

Hi

If you go into the NetBackup Admin Console - Media and Device Management section - Devices - Robots

You will see the robots you have on the right hand side

Each one will show the robot control host - if that section is blank then it is actually the device host that is the robot control host.

It will also show the robot number

So lets say TLD(0) is robot number 0 and is controlled by hobak2, your tapes are HCART and you Master Server name is hobak1.

Also assume that you are running this script from your Master Server and NetBackup is installed to C:\Program Files\Veritas. In this case your script would be:

for /f "tokens=1,2" %%a in (eject_tapes.txt) do "C:\Program Files\veritas\netbackup\volmgr\bin\vmchange" -res -m %%a -mt HCART -rh hobak2 -rt tld -rn 0  -rc1 %%b -e -sec 1

"C:\Program Files\veritas\veritas\volmgr\bin\vmupdate" -rt TLD -rn 0 -rh hobak2 -h hobak1 -use_barcode_rules

Hope this explains it better

thank you very much

let me try i ll get back to you

thank you very much