10-08-2012 12:03 PM
Hi,
I have SL500 tape library at our site. We have 100 tapes in the library slots.There are many more free slots in it, but i am not able to use these free slots when i do inventory.
Can any say what is the reason for this.
How to add tapes to this free slots?
Any suggestions for using these free slots.
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10-08-2012 12:15 PM
From a command line type (run as administrator if you are on Windows)
robtest
Select the robot and then issue
s s
If less than 100 slots is listed it may be a license issue with the tape library. Netbackup should under normal operation seaming less use all available slots.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH83129
Update: How may of those free slots are we talking about - some slots of the SL500 are reserved for diagnostic ussage and can't be used for customer data.
See figure 1-4 in this manual http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19724-01/MT9212MD/MT9212MD.pdf
10-08-2012 12:15 PM
From a command line type (run as administrator if you are on Windows)
robtest
Select the robot and then issue
s s
If less than 100 slots is listed it may be a license issue with the tape library. Netbackup should under normal operation seaming less use all available slots.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH83129
Update: How may of those free slots are we talking about - some slots of the SL500 are reserved for diagnostic ussage and can't be used for customer data.
See figure 1-4 in this manual http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19724-01/MT9212MD/MT9212MD.pdf
10-08-2012 12:18 PM
Hi Nicolai,
By running the below command :
robtest
s s
I could only see 100 slots are in use.
Does this means that my library can only use 100 slots?
10-08-2012 12:32 PM
Hi,
I can find the below output in robtest:
can any explain anything about this:
mode
First transport addr = 0, Number transport elements = 1
First storage addr = 1000, Number storage elements = 100
First media access port addr = 10, Number media access port elements = 15
First drive addr = 500, Number drive elements = 4
Library does have a barcode reader
MODE_SENSE complete
10-08-2012 12:38 PM
I agree with Nicolai. The library needs license update to utilize more slots. (Not a Netbackup issue)
10-08-2012 12:41 PM
further to the excellent answers by the very experienced Nicolai and wr ... I agree ...
It may be the case that an additional license is required from the vendor.
Nothing can be done in NBU to fix this, not a NBU issue.
Martin