- VOX
- Data Protection
- NetBackup
- Thanks very helpful
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Mark Topic as New
- Mark Topic as Read
- Float this Topic for Current User
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Printer Friendly Page
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-12-2015 11:47 PM
Hi
How do i identify already experied tapes so that i can re use it. In reports images on media doest showing experiration date and time for some of the medias. Is those medias already experied?
Solved! Go to Solution.
Accepted Solutions
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-13-2015 04:12 AM
You have one AVAILABLE tape that is in the robot:
0026L5 HCART TLD 0 14 - - - AVAILABLE
These tapes are not in the robot and AVAILABLE.
They can be put back in the robot to be overwritten.
Take care that they are correct type that matches the type of tape drive.
0040L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0123L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0132L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0184L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020032 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020036 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020037 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020038 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
050011 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
050013 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
060011 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
060019 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3003L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3004L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3006L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3008L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3009L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3010L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3012L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
400111 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
If tapes beginning with A0... do not have labels on them, please delete these tapes from NBU and stick labels on them so that NBU can properly use and track them.
A00000 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00001 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A0...
You have a number of tapes that are FROZEN and expired, e.g:
A00003 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00017 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00020 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
Again - probably because they have no labels and were put back in the library without doing 'physical inventory'.
If this is the case (no labels on the tape), Unfreeze them and then delete them from NBU.
Stick labels on expired tapes with no labels.
Keep on doing so as and when unalabelled tapes expire.
Remove FULL tapes like these from the robot until they have expired:
0023L5 HCART TLD 0 15 - 8 560000576 FULL
0027L5 HCART TLD 0 21 - 8 457939744 FULL
0028L5 HCART TLD 0 17 - 8 479440064 FULL
0032L5 HCART TLD 0 20 - 8 557801984 FULL
0033L5 HCART TLD 0 16 - 8 615401216 FULL
0034L5 HCART TLD 0 12 - 8 403311424 FULL
These tapes are out of the robot and cannot be put back until all images have expired. Use Tape List report (with Verbose option selected) to see when they will expire:
0121L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 26871474912 FULL
0122L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1225007584 FULL
0124L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1165210880 FULL
0125L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1338602912 FULL
0126L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1261616320 FULL
0127L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1120539968 FULL
These tapes are in the robot and SUSPENDED.
This means no more backups can be written to them until all images have expired.
PS:
Seems most of your tapes have Retention level 8 (1 year) and a few have Ret level of 5 (3 months).
Is that in line with business requirements?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-13-2015 12:09 AM
Reports like Tape List, Tape Summary, Images on Media reports will only show media-ids for Assigned media (normally tapes that contain valid, unexpired media).
So, any tape that does not show up in these reports is Unassigned.
You can use available_media report from cmd on the master to combine the media and volume databases that will show you all media status.
Command is in netbackup/bin/goodies.
Unassigned media will show up as AVAILABLE.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-13-2015 01:20 AM
Thing is all are full and i have old tapes these are in outside the storage box but those contains a images. Now i wanted to use it again.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-13-2015 01:53 AM
What retention are you using for your backups - you need to ensure the retentions are set for only as long as you need to keep the data. Otherwise if you have long retentions, you will always run out of tapes.
In the GUI you can click on Reports -> Images on Media to find out what images are on a specific tape and the retention of those images too!
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-13-2015 01:57 AM
FULL means that tapes are full of unexpired images that need to be kept for restores until all images have expired. This is because of Retention Period selected in Policy schedules.
Tape List report with Verbose option selected will show you Expiration date. Only then can you put those tapes back in the robot.
You cannot reuse tapes while they are Full and not expired.
Have you had a look at available_media report?
Expired, Unassigned tapes will show up in this report.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-13-2015 03:09 AM
I dont have other options i have to clean some old tapes even it is not expired and i have to take backup
available.cmd output
media media robot robot robot side/ ret size status/
ID type type # slot face level KBytes multiplexed
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CatalogBackup pool
0131L5 HCART TLD 0 8 - 2 30036918 ACTIVE
0039L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00036 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0180L5 HCART TLD 0 5 - 8 471552 FROZEN
020031 HCART TLD 0 4 - 8 1003856553 FROZEN
DataStore pool
NetBackup pool
0026L5 HCART TLD 0 14 - - - AVAILABLE
0040L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0123L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0132L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0184L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020032 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020036 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020037 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020038 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
050011 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
050013 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
060011 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
060019 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3003L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3004L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3006L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3008L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3009L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3010L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3012L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
400111 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00000 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00001 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00002 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00004 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00005 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00006 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00007 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00008 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00009 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00010 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00011 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00012 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00013 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00014 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00015 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00016 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00018 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00019 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00021 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00027 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00032 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00034 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00035 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0024L5 HCART TLD 0 22 - 5 78464 FROZEN
0029L5 HCART TLD 0 13 - 8 1888701024 FROZEN
0190L5 HCART TLD 0 3 - 8 2947514816 FROZEN
020030 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
060017 HCART NONE - - - 5 2327904 FROZEN
20078H HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00003 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00017 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00020 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00022 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00023 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00024 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00025 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00026 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00030 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00031 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00033 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00037 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00038 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
0023L5 HCART TLD 0 15 - 8 560000576 FULL
0027L5 HCART TLD 0 21 - 8 457939744 FULL
0028L5 HCART TLD 0 17 - 8 479440064 FULL
0032L5 HCART TLD 0 20 - 8 557801984 FULL
0033L5 HCART TLD 0 16 - 8 615401216 FULL
0034L5 HCART TLD 0 12 - 8 403311424 FULL
0121L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 26871474912 FULL
0122L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1225007584 FULL
0124L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1165210880 FULL
0125L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1338602912 FULL
0126L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1261616320 FULL
0127L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1120539968 FULL
0128L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1019414912 FULL
0129L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1177945824 FULL
0133L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 895802688 FULL
0134L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1185747360 FULL
0135L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 934867648 FULL
0136L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1126279392 FULL
0137L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1169932736 FULL
0161L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1082833088 FULL
0162L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1126942656 FULL
0163L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 880135232 FULL
0164L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1067677632 FULL
0165L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1167890208 FULL
0166L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1458123104 FULL
0167L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1610955872 FULL
0168L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1634559776 FULL
0169L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1167147200 FULL
0170L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1466078624 FULL
0172L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1041468640 FULL
0173L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1027638464 FULL
0174L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1055800832 FULL
0175L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1393205120 FULL
0176L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1081431232 FULL
0177L5 HCART TLD 0 9 - 8 1172316000 FULL
0178L5 HCART TLD 0 10 - 8 2217844960 FULL
0179L5 HCART TLD 0 1 - 5 1268059392 FULL
0182L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1173157696 FULL
0183L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1353332800 FULL
0185L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 4048032672 FULL
0186L5 HCART TLD 0 6 - 8 924868736 FULL
0187L5 HCART TLD 0 2 - 8 1129104192 FULL
0188L5 HCART TLD 0 11 - 8 1049587712 FULL
0189L5 HCART TLD 0 7 - 8 1075700608 FULL
020029 HCART NONE - - - 8 1178941760 FULL
050015 HCART NONE - - - 8 1410961248 FULL
070011 HCART NONE - - - 8 1152668736 FULL
070013 HCART NONE - - - 8 972240960 FULL
3007L4 HCART NONE - - - 8 1477471648 FULL
0022L5 HCART TLD 0 19 - 5 45472 SUSPENDED
0025L5 HCART TLD 0 18 - 5 1511744 SUSPENDED
060015 HCART NONE - - - 5 1736977376 SUSPENDED
None pool
0181L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
060013 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00028 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00029 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
N119CU HC_CLN TLD 0 23 - - - AVAILABLE
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-13-2015 04:12 AM
You have one AVAILABLE tape that is in the robot:
0026L5 HCART TLD 0 14 - - - AVAILABLE
These tapes are not in the robot and AVAILABLE.
They can be put back in the robot to be overwritten.
Take care that they are correct type that matches the type of tape drive.
0040L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0123L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0132L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
0184L5 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020032 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020036 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020037 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
020038 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
050011 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
050013 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
060011 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
060019 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3003L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3004L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3006L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3008L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3009L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3010L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
3012L4 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
400111 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
If tapes beginning with A0... do not have labels on them, please delete these tapes from NBU and stick labels on them so that NBU can properly use and track them.
A00000 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A00001 HCART NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE
A0...
You have a number of tapes that are FROZEN and expired, e.g:
A00003 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00017 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
A00020 HCART NONE - - - 8 0 FROZEN
Again - probably because they have no labels and were put back in the library without doing 'physical inventory'.
If this is the case (no labels on the tape), Unfreeze them and then delete them from NBU.
Stick labels on expired tapes with no labels.
Keep on doing so as and when unalabelled tapes expire.
Remove FULL tapes like these from the robot until they have expired:
0023L5 HCART TLD 0 15 - 8 560000576 FULL
0027L5 HCART TLD 0 21 - 8 457939744 FULL
0028L5 HCART TLD 0 17 - 8 479440064 FULL
0032L5 HCART TLD 0 20 - 8 557801984 FULL
0033L5 HCART TLD 0 16 - 8 615401216 FULL
0034L5 HCART TLD 0 12 - 8 403311424 FULL
These tapes are out of the robot and cannot be put back until all images have expired. Use Tape List report (with Verbose option selected) to see when they will expire:
0121L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 26871474912 FULL
0122L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1225007584 FULL
0124L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1165210880 FULL
0125L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1338602912 FULL
0126L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1261616320 FULL
0127L5 HCART NONE - - - 8 1120539968 FULL
These tapes are in the robot and SUSPENDED.
This means no more backups can be written to them until all images have expired.
PS:
Seems most of your tapes have Retention level 8 (1 year) and a few have Ret level of 5 (3 months).
Is that in line with business requirements?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-13-2015 06:50 AM
Please provide feedback to this post as it seems to be related to this one:
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/getting-error-code-96
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-19-2015 03:40 AM
Thanks very helpful
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
01-19-2015 04:04 AM
Please don't forget about your other related post: Getting error code 96
- Help - Upgrade Netbackup for v10.4.0.1 in NetBackup
- help for flex 5260 appliance network configuration in Appliances
- Need urgent help with Appliance network reconfig in Appliances
- Encountering 'Volume is not available' Error in CloudPoint Backup Jobs in CloudPoint
- Please tell me how to change the tape media label. in NetBackup
