We're running NetBackup 6.5.1 on Windows. When I need to find the list of tapes to take off site, I typically:
1.Go to Activity Monitor,
2. Select the backup job for the policy/schedule I want
3. Select the "Detailed Status" tab
4. Scroll through the "Status: window to see which tapes were used.
With increasing frequency, the job I need to look at is no longer displayed in the Activity Monitor - it's scrolled off the list because of all the other jobs we run. Now it takes a convoluted process to figure out what tapes an earlier job used.
Example: I know I successfully ran a weekly backup of a set of servers by looking at Reports > Client Backups. The job I'm interested in ran on 6/16/2008 with an elapsed time of 18+ hours. But it doesn't tell me what tapes were used.
I next go to Reports > Images on Media, select the correct Client and "Run Report". I then sort by policy, schedule, and expiration date. Because I know the policy sets a 2 month expiration date on the tapes, I look for tapes with an expiration of 8/16 or 8/17 (depending on how long the backup ran). I can now get a list of tapes.
Is there an easier way?
Thanks
Mike
