Vaulting job error

[david_beachboar]

Help please.  When our vault job runs it ejects all the tapes it is supose to except the offsite catalog tape.  We are running vaulting software.  In our Vault job, the catalog backs up and finishes.  Right after the offsite catalog backup ends the vault job acquires slot lock and then the tapes eject.  While the tapes are ejecting, the off site catalog tape is still loaded in the drive.  After the vault tapes eject, the offsite catalog tape rewinds and goes back to its assigned slot.  We empty the cap and have to manually eject the offsite catalog to send offsite.  Is there a way we can pause the assign slot lock and let the offsite catalog tape rewind and go back to its assigned slot or is there a better way.

Thank you,

David

[Rakesh_Khandelw]

Couple of things you can try -

- Check if MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY is set to some higher value in your bp.conf file

MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY

When MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAYis specified, the media unload is delayed for the specified number of seconds after the requested operation has completed. (Applies only to user operations.)

For example, assume the delay is 120 seconds:

MEDIA_UNMOUNT_DELAY = 120

Use this option by adding it to the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file on NetBackup servers or enter a value for Media Unmount Delay in the Media host properties.

 - Check if the volume pool containing your catalog backup is listed in offsite volume pools under eject in vault profile properties.

- You can deferred the eject and run another profile at later time to perform eject.

Eject Mode (Immediate or Deferred)

You can eject media immediately when the profile runs or defer ejection until later. If you use one profile to choose and duplicate images daily and another profile to eject the media, you should specify deferred eject for the profile that selects and duplicates images and immediate eject for the profile that ejects media. If you defer eject, you should also defer reports.

If you select deferred eject, other actions are required to eject the media for the session. The following are the methods you can use to eject media after the session has ended:

◆ Eject for one session only, as follows:

• Use the NetBackup Administration Console to eject media for the session.
• Use the Vault Operator Menu to eject media for the session.
• Use the vlteject command to eject media for the session.
• Create a Vault policy and enter the appropriate vlteject command and options in the file list.

◆ Eject for multiple sessions for a specific profile, as follows:

• Configure a Vault profile to duplicate only, and configure a Vault policy to run this profile on the days you want to select and duplicate images.
• Configure a second Vault profile to do the catalog backup and eject steps. This profile should use the same image selection criteria as the profile that duplicates images. Configure a Vault policy to run this profile on the day you want the media ejected.

This method for duplicating and ejecting media provides the added benefit of consolidated reports that are not organized by session.

◆ Eject for all sessions for a specific vault or for all sessions for all vaults (consolidated eject) by doing one of the following:

• Use the NetBackup Administration Console.
• Use the Vault Operator Menu.
• Use the vlteject command.
• Create a Vault policy and enter the appropriate vlteject command and options in the file list.

If you defer eject operations, you should also defer reports until you eject media.

[calculus]

 

Rakesh is correct

1 Profile - for duplication or grabbing the medias
2. Profile - Catalogue backup and eject the catalogue media with an immediate eject.