Trying expire tapes that already expired

[Sassyinny]

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd >./bpexpdate -ev DD2331 -d 0

Are you SURE you want to delete DD2331 y/n (n)? y

database system error 

[Marianne]

Which NBU version?

Please post output of :
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpmedialist -m DD2331
and
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -m DD2331

[J_H_Is_gone]

Why are you trying to expire images on tapes that are already expired.

Please explain what you are really tying to accomplish.

[Andy_Welburn · Accepted solution]

the command?

BUG REPORT: Running bpmedia -unfreeze for a media ID assigned to another host returns the message "database system error".
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH52502

Extract:

Workaround:
Use a -h switch to specify the host that the media is assigned to.  For example, if the media belongs to a host called "nbumedia", run the following:
C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpmedia -unfreeze -m 220004 -h nbumedia

[Andy_Welburn]

you could try to run bpexpdate -deassignempty & see if it comes up with any errors.