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Backup Exec - 2010 Library Expansion Option Violation.

Miikey87
Level 2

Good morning,

 

We have a Backup 2010 server with an IBM ULT3850 tape device.

 

Recently we have been receiving the following message: Library Expansion Option Violation.
This server is licensed to support 0 tape drives in robotic libraries. However, the number of tape drives currently in use exceeds the license. You must purchase additional Library Expansion Options, or disable 1 tape drive. Please refer to product documentation for more information.
 

I have been trying to find further documentation to find out why this has started all of a sudden without changes to the hardware as I would like to know if this license is required or something else is conflicting with the system? I am a bit unclear on this and further ivnestigation has not revealed to much.

If someone could guide me in the right direction, this would be very much appreciated.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Michael

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RahulG
Level 6
Employee

With Backup exec you can use 1 drive in the robotic library without any licenses, If you want to use more than one drive each dirve would need a  library expansion license (LEO).

Make sure you have adequate license installed if you are using more than 1 drive . If you have the license already installed, Try removing the license and adding the same license again . Let me know if that helps

CraigV
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...I get that error sometimes on sites with a single drive in an autoloader.

I either ignore them, or make sure that the LEO license hasn't been trialled and is expired.

Miikey87
Level 2

Thanks for the replied :)

LEO license definately hasnt been trialed and yep, it is a single drive in an autoloader.

Very odd that it had been running fine for many months with no issues, then all of a suden, every hour on the dot for 2 days the same message would appear!

 

AmolB
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Hello 

  This is a known issue with BE2010, please refer to the below article.

  http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH129085

  I will let you know if there is any fix for the error.

CraigV
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...just restart the services and see what it does. It should clear things up.

Miikey87
Level 2

Thanks for all of your help so far, we will test and report back!