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sclind
Level 6
8 years ago

Want two catalog backups but second copy to a pool other than "Catalog Backup"

Each morning we have a script that ejects all tapes used in the last 24 hours unless they are in our "onsite" pool.  I went to make a change to my Hot Catalog backup policy so the first copy would go...
  • Marianne's avatar
    8 years ago
    Have you tried to create another pool and select catalog backup option?
    I don't have access to a server or documentation right now, but I seem to remember that another pool can also be marked at catalog pool.
  • Thiago_Ribeiro's avatar
    8 years ago

    Hi sclind,

    If I understood correclty you need to have two copies of catalog backup...So I did a test using SLP with Catalog pool, and I create a new copy on different tape. Could be something like that?

    Detailed Status - SLP Job

    May 3, 2017 3:20:49 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) start
    May 3, 2017 3:20:49 PM - started process bptm (pid=18737)
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) start backup
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) start
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - started process bptm (pid=18740)
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) reading backup image
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) using 30 data buffers
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) Waiting for mount of media id BP1312 (copy 2) on server mediaserver.corp.
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - started process bptm (pid=18737)
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - mounting BP1312
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) INF - Waiting for mount of media id BP1312 on server mediaserver.corp for writing.
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) Waiting for mount of media id BP1313 (copy 1) on server mediaserver.corp.
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - started process bptm (pid=18740)
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - mounting BP1313
    May 3, 2017 3:20:50 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) INF - Waiting for mount of media id BP1313 on server bkp-bprspnba02.brasilprev.corp for reading.
    May 3, 2017 3:21:55 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) media id BP1312 mounted on drive index 0, drivepath /dev/nst3, drivename IBM.ULT3580-HH7.000, copy 2
    May 3, 2017 3:22:34 PM - begin Duplicate
    May 3, 2017 3:22:34 PM - requesting resource LCM_SUG_TAPES_BP
    May 3, 2017 3:22:34 PM - granted resource LCM_SUG_TAPES_BP
    May 3, 2017 3:22:34 PM - started process RUNCMD (pid=6720)
    May 3, 2017 3:22:34 PM - ended process 0 (pid=6720)
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - requesting resource SUG_TAPES_BP
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - requesting resource BP1313
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - reserving resource BP1313
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - resource BP1313 reserved
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - granted resource BP1312
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - granted resource IBM.ULT3580-HH7.000
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - granted resource stu_mediaserver_TLD_TLB02
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - granted resource BP1313
    May 3, 2017 3:22:39 PM - granted resource IBM.ULT3580-HH7.001
    May 3, 2017 3:22:40 PM - Info bpduplicate (pid=6720) Suspend window close behavior is not supported when the target destination is a storage unit group
    May 3, 2017 3:22:40 PM - Info bpduplicate (pid=6720) window close behavior: Continue processing the current image
    May 3, 2017 3:22:44 PM - mounted BP1313; mount time: 0:01:54
    May 3, 2017 3:22:44 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) BP1313
    May 3, 2017 3:22:44 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) INF - Waiting for positioning of media id BP1313 on server mediaserver.corp for reading.
    May 3, 2017 3:22:44 PM - positioning BP1313 to file 1
    May 3, 2017 3:22:44 PM - positioned BP1313; position time: 0:00:00
    May 3, 2017 3:22:44 PM - begin reading
    May 3, 2017 3:22:45 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) waited for empty buffer 1 times, delayed 4 times
    May 3, 2017 3:22:45 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) waited for full buffer 1 times, delayed 3005 times
    May 3, 2017 3:22:45 PM - end reading; read time: 0:00:01
    May 3, 2017 3:22:49 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) completed reading backup image
    May 3, 2017 3:22:51 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) using 30 data buffers
    May 3, 2017 3:22:51 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) INF - Waiting for positioning of media id BP1313 on server mediaserver.corp for reading.
    May 3, 2017 3:22:51 PM - positioning BP1313 to file 2
    May 3, 2017 3:22:51 PM - positioned BP1313; position time: 0:00:00
    May 3, 2017 3:22:51 PM - begin reading
    May 3, 2017 3:23:19 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) waited for empty buffer 612 times, delayed 612 times
    May 3, 2017 3:23:19 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) waited for full buffer 613 times, delayed 627 times
    May 3, 2017 3:23:19 PM - end reading; read time: 0:00:28
    May 3, 2017 3:23:21 PM - positioning BP1313 to file 3
    May 3, 2017 3:23:21 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) setting receive network buffer to 262144 bytes
    May 3, 2017 3:23:21 PM - positioned BP1313; position time: 0:00:00
    May 3, 2017 3:23:21 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) completed reading backup image
    May 3, 2017 3:23:21 PM - Info bptm (pid=18740) EXITING with status 0 <----------
    May 3, 2017 3:23:27 PM - Info bptm (pid=18737) EXITING with status 0 <----------
    May 3, 2017 3:25:19 PM - end Duplicate; elapsed time 0:02:45
    the requested operation was successfully completed (0)