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Is there a way to determine a tape location?

Dan_Giberson
Level 5

I have a drive that is reporting down on one of my Tape Libraries, but Netbackup doesn't show a tape in it. When I go to the tape library (ADIC I2k) I see that there is a tape loaded in the drive. Is there a way to determine which slot that tape was in originally so that I can manually move the tape back? Currently running NBU 7.01 on Win 2k3. Thanks.

 

Dan

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Marianne
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Another way is robtest.

s d

will show the tape's 'home' slot.

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revarooo
Level 6
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Dan,

Just move the tape into any free slot and reinventory the robot. Job done!

It doesn't matter where it was, as long as you reinventory the robot it will know where to pick the tape next time NetBackup requests the tape from your robot.

Will_Restore
Level 6

vmquery -m (mediaid) 

 

output includes this field

robot slot:  nnn

 

 

trouble with revaroo's suggestion is the slot may be allocated to media that is currently in another drive (not often but it happens)

Marianne
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Another way is robtest.

s d

will show the tape's 'home' slot.

Dan_Giberson
Level 5

Hey Rev, will that work even if NBU doesn't see anything in the drive?

 

WR...thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately it didn't give me a slot location.

media ID:              001007
media type:            1/2" cartridge tape 2 (14)
barcode:               001007
media description:     Added by Media Manager
volume pool:           CatalogBackup (3)
robot type:            NONE - Not Robotic (0)
volume group:          ---
vault name:            ---
vault sent date:       ---
vault return date:     ---
vault slot:            ---
vault session id:      ---
vault container id:    -
created:               11/10/2006 12:07:59 PM
assigned:              1/25/2012 1:15:02 AM
last mounted:          2/14/2012 1:14:50 AM
first mount:           11/11/2006 3:59:17 AM
expiration date:       ---
number of mounts:      59
max mounts allowed:    ---
status:                0x0

Dan_Giberson
Level 5

Thanks Marianne....that worked.

Will_Restore
Level 6

Hmm, NetBackup thinks the media is Standalone

 

I'd just put the tape in the MAP in inject via Inventory > Robot > Empty media access port

Will_Restore
Level 6

thanks for the tip Marianne

Dan_Giberson
Level 5

Hey WR,

How did you determine that it was standalone? Was it the robot type line?

 

 

Nevermind.....I type faster than I read sometimes....