Solved: Tape Cartrige changes name in NBU

Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-15-2010

Environment

NBU Server = 7

OS = win2008

i am using NBU Server with an HP 4mm Tape Drive. Backup is going successful but some time it happens when i put the tape cartrige, the NBU Server take it(Tape cartrige) with a different name and the backup does not starts.

Like i have a tape cartrige with name A00000 which was taking the backup successful yesterday and today it changed its name to A00001 when i saw in Activity Monitor.

ANy help will be appriciated

Marianne · ‎10-25-2010

Seems we constantly misunderstand one another...

Before you try and label with new media-id:

(as per one of my previous posts)

First, add a new media id in the Media GUI and assign it to a volume pool.

I have also posted a link to this discussion that explains stadalone media management:

https://www.veritas.com/connect/forums/netbackup-70-standalone-drive

Extract:

Say you have 6 physical tapes and you decide to put labels/stickers on them:
A00001
A00002
A00003
A00004
A00005
A00006

You next go to Media Gui and add new volumes: A00001 - 6
Ensure density matches that of the tape drive and select a pool.

Once added, you insert tape A00001 into the tape drive, wait for the 'Ready' light on the drive, then use bplabel as per the TechNote:
bplabel -m A00001 -d hcart -o -p NetBackup -u 0

Repeat for rest of tapes.

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J_H_Is_gone · ‎10-15-2010

Are you using a tape library and tapes with BAR CODES, or are you using a stand alone tape drive?

Yasuhisa_Ishika · ‎10-15-2010

You use standalone 4mm tape drive, right?

If so , didn't you replace new unlabeled tape? NetBackup add it as a new volume when inserted tape in standalone drive has no labeled.

To prevent this, add a volume and label it before you start to use it.

Andy_Welburn · ‎10-15-2010

and I may be mis-interpreting the question (which isn't the first & probably won't be the last time!), but don't you have to run a physical inventory (vmphyinv) or some such so that NB knows what tape is in the drive?

J_H_Is_gone · ‎10-15-2010

If I have a tape that has already been written to then it has that written id on it.

When you put it into the tape drive it should read that.

In my case I have tape H00122 that was already written to so it has an id

I put it in my stand alone tape drive

If I go to gui/ activity monitor drives tab, it shows me the id of that tape I put in.

Now if it does not exist in the volmgr database thne I have to do a manual add of the tape.

So for that example.

I put the tape in

I go to gui /media

new volume

tape / whatever type/ H00122

I wonder if he is missing that step?

Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-17-2010

Thanks all friends for you kins help. Yes i have a standalone drive name HP with 4mm and i am not using any Tape library.

What i have come to know from your replies that i have to assign a label and a volume to the Tape Cartrige . right ?

Marianne · ‎10-17-2010

There have been quite a number of discussions on this forum on how to use standalone tape drives, e.g.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/netbackup-654-standalone-tape-drive

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/netbackup-70-standalone-drive

Also have a look at this TN: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH56903

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Yasuhisa_Ishika · ‎10-18-2010

You have to create and label volumes if you want to use them with appropriate volume name using standalone drives.

Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-22-2010

Thanks all I have come to know the handling of tape cartridge with a standalone Tape Drive. But i am not able to re-label the Tape Cartridge even i follow the notes of marianne.

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\Admincmd>bpexpdate.exe -m A00003 -d 0

Media A00003 is due to expire at 01/01/1970 05:00:00

Are you sure that the data on this media is not critical to

your business, and you are sure you want to delete A00003 y/n (n)? yes

requested media id is not assigned to this host in the EMM databaseC:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\goodies>available_media.cmd

media media robot robot robot side/ ret size status

ID type type # slot face level KBytes

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

CatalogBackup pool

DataStore pool

NetBackup pool

A00003 4MM NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE

None pool

A00009 4MM NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\Admincmd>bplabel.exe -m A00009 -d 4mm -o

-p Netbackup -u 0

Error reported by media operation: resource request failed

When i try to label from GUI i faced the attached result in the Activity Monitor

Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-22-2010

I would like to share the bptm and bpcd logs

BPTM

17:46:08.289 [3744.6088] <2> bptm: INITIATING (VERBOSE = 0): -rptdrv -jobid -1287741957 -jm

17:46:08.289 [3744.6088] <2> main: Sending [EXIT STATUS 0] to NBJM

17:46:08.289 [3744.6088] <2> bptm: EXITING with status 0 <----------

17:56:08.172 [6104.5932] <2> bptm: INITIATING (VERBOSE = 0): -rptdrv -jobid -1287741958 -jm

17:56:08.172 [6104.5932] <2> main: Sending [EXIT STATUS 0] to NBJM

17:56:08.172 [6104.5932] <2> bptm: EXITING with status 0 <----------

18:06:08.174 [5048.5792] <2> bptm: INITIATING (VERBOSE = 0): -rptdrv -jobid -1287741959 -jm

18:06:08.174 [5048.5792] <2> main: Sending [EXIT STATUS 0] to NBJM

18:06:08.174 [5048.5792] <2> bptm: EXITING with status 0 <----------

18:16:08.305 [5508.4828] <2> bptm: INITIATING (VERBOSE = 0): -rptdrv -jobid -1287741960 -jm

18:16:08.305 [5508.4828] <2> main: Sending [EXIT STATUS 0] to NBJM

18:16:08.305 [5508.4828] <2> bptm: EXITING with status 0 <----------

18:26:08.184 [5076.5408] <2> bptm: INITIATING (VERBOSE = 0): -rptdrv -jobid -1287741961 -jm

18:26:08.184 [5076.5408] <2> main: Sending [EXIT STATUS 0] to NBJM

18:26:08.184 [5076.5408] <2> bptm: EXITING with status 0 <----------

BPCD

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> setup_debug_log: switched debug log file for bpcd

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> bpcd main: VERBOSE = 0

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> logparams: bpcd

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> bpcd main: Got socket for input 560

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: offset to GMT -18000

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> logconnections: BPCD ACCEPT FROM 192.168.1.17.51092 TO 192.168.1.17.13724

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: setup_sockopts complete

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> bpcd peer_hostname: Connection from host TPSBKP.tpsonline.com (192.168.1.17) port 51092

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> bpcd valid_server: comparing tpsbkp and TPSBKP.tpsonline.com

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <4> bpcd valid_server: hostname comparison succeeded

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: output socket port number = 1

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: Duplicated vnetd socket on stderr

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: <---- NetBackup 7.0 0 ------------initiated

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: VERBOSE = 0

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: Not using VxSS authentication with TPSBKP.tpsonline.com

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_VERSION_RQST

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_NB_VERSION_RQST

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <4> process_requests: Version string is NetBackup 7.0 700000 "C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin"

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_BE_VERSION_RQST

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <4> process_requests: Backup Exec Config key not found.

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <4> process_requests: Version string is NetBackup 7.0 700000 "C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin"

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_VERSION_RQST

18:25:25.114 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_READ_HOST_CONFIG_RQST

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_VERSION_RQST

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_PRIVILEGES_RQST

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_PLATFORM_RQST

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_UNAME_RQST

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_SYSNAME = Windows2008

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_NODENAME = TPSBKP

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_RELEASE = 6

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_VERSION = 0

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_MACHINE = Intel x86 - Intel Pentium Pro - Revision x170a

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> getUnameInfo: END

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> process_requests: BPCD_DISCONNECT_RQST

18:25:25.129 [4268.5600] <2> bpcd exit_bpcd: exit status 0 ----------->exiting

18:25:26.065 [5364.5644] <2> setup_debug_log: switched debug log file for bpcd

18:25:26.065 [5364.5644] <2> bpcd main: VERBOSE = 0

18:25:26.065 [5364.5644] <2> logparams: bpcd

18:25:26.065 [5364.5644] <2> bpcd main: Got socket for input 556

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: offset to GMT -18000

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> logconnections: BPCD ACCEPT FROM 192.168.1.17.51107 TO 192.168.1.17.13724

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: setup_sockopts complete

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> bpcd peer_hostname: Connection from host TPSBKP.tpsonline.com (192.168.1.17) port 51107

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> bpcd valid_server: comparing tpsbkp and TPSBKP.tpsonline.com

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <4> bpcd valid_server: hostname comparison succeeded

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: output socket port number = 1

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: Duplicated vnetd socket on stderr

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: <---- NetBackup 7.0 0 ------------initiated

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: VERBOSE = 0

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: Not using VxSS authentication with TPSBKP.tpsonline.com

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_VERSION_RQST

18:25:26.081 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_READ_HOST_CONFIG_RQST

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_VERSION_RQST

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_NB_VERSION_RQST

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <4> process_requests: Version string is NetBackup 7.0 700000 "C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin"

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_PLATFORM_RQST

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_UNAME_RQST

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_SYSNAME = Windows2008

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_NODENAME = TPSBKP

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_RELEASE = 6

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_VERSION = 0

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> getUnameInfo: UNAME_MACHINE = Intel x86 - Intel Pentium Pro - Revision x170a

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> getUnameInfo: END

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_GET_VERSION_RQST

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_READ_TEXT_FILE_RQST

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2278: file_id = 3

18:25:26.096 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2326: file_name = <C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\version.txt>

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2350: v status = 0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2353: n status = 0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2401: v status = 0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2404: n status = 0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_READ_TEXT_FILE_RQST

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2278: file_id = 4

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2326: file_name = <C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\share\ciphers.txt>

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2350: v status = 0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2353: n status = 0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2401: v status = 0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> read_text_file: .\bpcd_util.c.2404: n status = 0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_OPEN_FOR_READ_RQST

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: open for read file name = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\version.txt

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: buffer length = 16383

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: our open flags = 0x0

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: client open flags = 0x8000

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: file size = 109

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: completed the write of the open file number 4 to the output socket

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_READ_RQST

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: read request on file number 4

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: read request of 16383 bytes

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: read 109 bytes

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: Before write of read_count = 109

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: After write of read_count

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: completed write of file info

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_CLOSE_FILE_RQST

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> process_requests: BPCD_DISCONNECT_RQST

18:25:26.112 [5364.5644] <2> bpcd exit_bpcd: exit status 0 ----------->exiting

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> setup_debug_log: switched debug log file for bpcd

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> bpcd main: VERBOSE = 0

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> logparams: bpcd

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> bpcd main: Got socket for input 556

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: offset to GMT -18000

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> logconnections: BPCD ACCEPT FROM 192.168.1.17.51115 TO 192.168.1.17.13724

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: setup_sockopts complete

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> bpcd peer_hostname: Connection from host TPSBKP.tpsonline.com (192.168.1.17) port 51115

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> bpcd valid_server: comparing tpsbkp and TPSBKP.tpsonline.com

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <4> bpcd valid_server: hostname comparison succeeded

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: output socket port number = 1

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: Duplicated vnetd socket on stderr

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: <---- NetBackup 7.0 0 ------------initiated

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: VERBOSE = 0

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: Not using VxSS authentication with TPSBKP.tpsonline.com

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: BPCD_OPEN_FOR_READ_RQST

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: open for read file name = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\var\LoginBanner.conf

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: buffer length = 32766

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: our open flags = 0x0

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: client open flags = 0x8000

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <16> process_requests: couldn't open file for read. errno = 2: No such file or directory

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> process_requests: BPCD_DISCONNECT_RQST

18:25:26.315 [6004.6084] <2> bpcd exit_bpcd: exit status 0 ----------->exiting

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> setup_debug_log: switched debug log file for bpcd

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> bpcd main: VERBOSE = 0

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> logparams: bpcd

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> bpcd main: Got socket for input 556

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: offset to GMT -18000

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> logconnections: BPCD ACCEPT FROM 192.168.1.17.51141 TO 192.168.1.17.13724

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: setup_sockopts complete

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> bpcd peer_hostname: Connection from host TPSBKP.tpsonline.com (192.168.1.17) port 51141

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> bpcd valid_server: comparing tpsbkp and TPSBKP.tpsonline.com

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <4> bpcd valid_server: hostname comparison succeeded

18:26:08.059 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: output socket port number = 1

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: Duplicated vnetd socket on stderr

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: <---- NetBackup 7.0 0 ------------initiated

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: VERBOSE = 0

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: Not using VxSS authentication with TPSBKP.tpsonline.com

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: BPCD_FORK_CMD_RQST

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: fork cmd = /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bptm bptm -rptdrv -jobid -1287741961 -jm

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: filter type = -1

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: Convert args to CreateProcess format

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: Done converting args to CreateProcess format

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: new fork cmd = C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bptm.exe -rptdrv -jobid -1287741961 -jm

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: Before CreateProcess

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: StdOutput assigned the value STDOUTSOCK

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: final fork cmd = "C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bptm.exe" -rptdrv -jobid -1287741961 -jm

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> process_requests: After CreateProcess, pid = 5076

18:26:08.075 [4992.5404] <2> bpcd exit_bpcd: exit status 0 ----------->exiting

Yasuhisa_Ishika · ‎10-22-2010

You have to use "-p None" instead. Or change volume pool of A00009 to NetBackup volume pool.

Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-22-2010

Thanks for your kind reply Yasuhisa. Let me try it on Monday in Office :)

Marianne · ‎10-24-2010

The reason why bptm does not contain any record of bplabel is because the process stopped with the resource broker. nbrb found that the media was 'in use', i.e. not in the pool that you've specified. So, nbrb never handed over to bptm.

bpcd is used when connection is established - therefore not applicable here.

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Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-24-2010

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\goodies>available_media.cmd

media media robot robot robot side/ ret size status

ID type type # slot face level KBytes

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

aa pool

CatalogBackup pool

DataStore pool

NetBackup pool

A00003 4MM NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE

None pool

A00009 4MM NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin>cd Admincmd

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\Admincmd>bpexpdate.exe -m A00003 -d 0

Media A00003 is due to expire at 01/01/1970 05:00:00

Are you sure that the data on this media is not critical to

your business, and you are sure you want to delete A00003 y/n (n)? y

requested media id is not assigned to this host in the EMM database

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\Admincmd>bplabel.exe -m A00009 -d 4mm -o

-p none

Error reported by media operation: resource request failed

i thought this might be the problem

""""""your business, and you are sure you want to delete A00003 y/n (n)? y

requested media id is not assigned to this host in the EMM database""""""

Marianne · ‎10-24-2010

You seem to have some catalog inconsistency...

bpexpdate.exe -m A00003 -d 0

Media A00003 is due to expire at 01/01/1970 05:00:00

Are you sure that the data on this media is not critical to

your business, and you are sure you want to delete A00003 y/n (n)? y

requested media id is not assigned to this host in the EMM database

Please post output of :

nbemmcmd -listmedia -mediaid A00003

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Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-24-2010

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\Admincmd>nbemmcmd -listmedia -mediaid A00

003

NBEMMCMD, Version:7.0

====================================================================

Media GUID: 473d6bab-4cab-4432-b557-5e59ea534b9a

Media ID: A00003

Partner: -

Media Type: 4MM

Volume Group: ---

Application: Netbackup

Media Flags: 1

Description: Added by NetBackup

Barcode: --------

Partner Barcode: --------

Last Write Host: NONE

Created: 10/15/2010 13:09

Time Assigned: -

First Mount: 10/15/2010 13:09

Last Mount: 10/22/2010 15:01

Volume Expiration: -

Data Expiration: -

Last Written: 10/21/2010 09:30

Last Read: -

Robot Type: NONE

Robot Control Host: -

Robot Number: -

Slot: -

Side/Face: -

Cleanings Remaining: -

Number of Mounts: 20

Maximum Mounts Allowed: 0

Media Status: ACTIVE

Kilobytes: 0

Images: 0

Valid Images: 0

Retention Period: -

Number of Restores: 0

Optical Header Size Bytes: 0

Optical Sector Size Bytes: 0

Optical Partition Size Bytes: 0

Last Header Offset: 0

Adamm Guid: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

Rsm Guid: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

Origin Host: NONE

Master Host: tpsbkp

Server Group:

Upgrade Conflicts Flag:

Pool Number: 1

Volume Pool: NetBackup

Previous Pool Name: -

Vault Flags: -

Vault Container: -

Vault Name: -

Vault Slot: -

Session ID: -

Date Vaulted: -

Return Date: -

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Andy_Welburn · ‎10-25-2010

That's why you're getting the error - that's also shown by your available media command: no images & AVAILABLE.

If I run the same bpexpdate on a scratch tape here I get exactly the same output & "error"

Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-25-2010

Thanks ANDY for your kind input

I also tried to use the below command. It might help to resolve my issue

(Tape 1) New Tape

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\Volmgr\bin>vmphyinv.exe -n SEAGATE.DATDAT72-000.000

Unknown or corrupt media detected in the drive

(Tape 2) This tape have data/backup images which i took last working day

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\Volmgr\bin>vmphyinv.exe -n SEAGATE.DATDAT72-000.000

Volume configuration is up-to-date with robot contents.

One more thing when i insert both tape one by one both shows same name of Tape Cartridge which is A00003

Zahid_Haseeb · ‎10-25-2010

One more thing i would like to add here....

The Tape which have backup images is inserted in the Standalone Tape Drive. I also shared the result above, see below also. But if you see the Image of GUI i am not even able to see the Media which i click on Media Box

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\Volmgr\bin>vmphyinv.exe -n SEAGATE.DATDAT72-000.000

Volume configuration is up-to-date with robot contents.

Second the available_media is not showing my the data look below

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\goodies>available_media.cmd

media media robot robot robot side/ ret size status

ID type type # slot face level KBytes

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aa pool

CatalogBackup pool

DataStore pool

NetBackup pool

A00003 4MM NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE

A00009 4MM NONE - - - - - AVAILABLE

None pool

Marianne · ‎10-25-2010

It seems with all your bpexpdate commands that you managed to expire all images associated with media id A00003.

What you need to do now is the following - relabel the new tape that you know has no images.

First, add a new media id in the Media GUI and assign it to a volume pool.

Next, insert this tape in the drive.

Run bplabel to write the new internal label. Update the external paper-label to match the new id.

You can now try to import media id A00003 (the one that you've written backups to). Hopefully you have not been successful with bplabel on this tape, as this would have destroyed the data on tape.

*** EDIT ****

The 'Verify' that you ran is displaying image info on Disk STU's under D:\Backups

Handy NetBackup Links

VOX

Tape Cartrige changes name in NBU