Solved: Unable to delete assigned medias

Sid1987 · ‎07-26-2012

Hi Guys,

I have deleted media contents through bpexpdate -m XXX -d 0 force.

Still I am unable to delete media from Netbackup, as it says its an assigned media.

It has no valid images as when i do a bpimmedia for that media id it says "no entity found".

Why is this media still assigned, I want to delete it.

Also there is a catalog backup which is i guess a cold catalogue backup, How can I stop it as my hot catalog backup is running fine.

Please suggest

Thanks

Sid

mph999 · ‎07-26-2012

status: 0x1

That is a catalog tape (cold).

It won't delete.

This should fix it

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH56392

Martin

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Andy_Welburn · ‎07-26-2012

<right-click> catalog in GUI. "Configure offline NetBackup Catalog Backup..." -> Schedule Tab -> "Only when manually initiated". You may also want to clear down the media entries within the Attributes tab also?

Anonymous · ‎07-26-2012

See what shows up when you

vmquery -m <mediaID> -X

For example here is 2 different tapes: 1 assigned, 1 unassigned.

Further check the status field. This isnt the gotcha with it being a Catalog tape?

Is their maximum mounts for media set.? Expiration date passed for the actual mediaID?

noddy> vmquery -m BVT456 -X

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

flags: 0x1

media ID: BVT456

media ID partner: ------

media type: 1/2" cartridge tape 2 (14)

barcode: BVT456

barcode partner: --------

media description: ---

robot type: NONE - Not Robotic (0)

robot number: 0

robot control host: ------

reserved_res: -

volume group: ---

coord1: 0

coord2: 0

coord3: 0

coord4: 0

coord5: 0

user: root

group: root

pool: 5

pool name: Daily

previous pool name: Scratch

version: 50

created: Thu Apr 5 20:39:14 2012

assigned: Sat Apr 21 15:03:41 2012

first mount: Sat Apr 21 15:04:44 2012

last mounted: Mon Jul 23 15:01:13 2012

expiration: -

cleanings left: -1

number of mounts: 61

max mounts allowed: 0

status: 0x0

vault name: -

date sent to vault: -

vault return date: -

vault slot: -

vault session id: -

vault flags: -

vault container id: -

reserved2: -

ADAMM GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

volume GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

reserved5: -

reserved6: -

reserved7: -

reserved8: -

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

noddy:> vmquery -m BVT465 -X

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

flags: 0x1

media ID: BVT465

media ID partner: ------

media type: 1/2" cartridge tape 2 (14)

barcode: BVT465

barcode partner: --------

media description: ---

robot type: TLD - Tape Library DLT (8)

robot number: 1

robot control host: noddy

reserved_res: -

volume group: 000_00001_TLD

coord1: 42

coord2: 0

coord3: 0

coord4: 0

coord5: 0

user: root

group: root

pool: 7

pool name: Scratch

previous pool name: Weekly

version: 50

created: Thu Apr 5 20:39:14 2012

assigned: -

first mount: Sat May 5 08:01:05 2012

last mounted: Sun Jul 1 07:01:13 2012

expiration: -

cleanings left: -1

number of mounts: 28

max mounts allowed: 0

status: 0x0

vault name: -

date sent to vault: -

vault return date: -

vault slot: -

vault session id: -

vault flags: -

vault container id: -

reserved2: -

ADAMM GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

volume GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

reserved5: -

reserved6: -

reserved7: -

reserved8: -

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

Sid1987 · ‎07-26-2012

Hi Stuart,

This is what it says with vmquery -m -X

bash-2.05$ sudo /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -m TCR102 -X
================================================================================
flags:                 0x1
media ID:              TCR102
media ID partner:      ------
media type:            1/2" cartridge tape 3 (24)
barcode:               TCR102
barcode partner:       --------
media description:     Added by Media Manager
robot type:            TLD - Tape Library DLT (8)
robot number:          3
robot control host:    tcbumpr2
reserved_res:          -
volume group:          000_00003_TLD
coord1:                103
coord2:                0
coord3:                0
coord4:                0
coord5:                0
user:                  root
group:                 root
pool:                  1
pool name:             NetBackup
previous pool name:    -
version:               50
created:               Thu Mar 24 10:09:11 2011
assigned:              Wed Jul 6 16:49:03 2011
first mount:           Sat Mar 26 06:59:33 2011
last mounted:          Thu Jun 21 07:03:44 2012
expiration:            -
cleanings left:        -1
number of mounts:      331
max mounts allowed:    0
status:                0x1
vault name:            -
date sent to vault:    -
vault return date:     -
vault slot:            -
vault session id:      -
vault flags:           -
vault container id:    -
reserved2:             -
ADAMM GUID:            00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
volume GUID:           00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
reserved5:             -
reserved6:             -
reserved7:             -
reserved8:             -

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

Nick_M · ‎07-26-2012

That's definately still assigned from the output you've provided. When you run the bpexpdate command did it return a successful looking status?

First check what server the tape is assigned to with the following ( check the line "Server Host = xxxxx" )

bpmedialist -ev TCR102

Then try the following synax with the media server that the tape is assigned to after -host:

bpexpdate -m TCR102 -d 0 -host {media server} -justmedia

Feel free to add -force too if that doesn't work.

mph999 · ‎07-26-2012

status: 0x1

That is a catalog tape (cold).

It won't delete.

This should fix it

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH56392

Martin

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Unable to delete assigned medias