Networker

Re: [Networker] duplicate name; pick new name or delete old one

2007-09-27 11:06:11
Subject: Re: [Networker] duplicate name; pick new name or delete old one
From: A Darren Dunham <ddunham AT TAOS DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:00:30 +0000
On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 03:36:57PM +1000, Peter Viertel wrote:
> This happens for me when the media database locking gets messed up, EMC
> wont fix it for me, and instead suggest using 7.3+.    I don't yet know
> if that's true or not...... 
> 
> For example when recycling a tape:
> 
> 1. it reads the label.
> 2. it rewrites the label on the tape.
> 3. it goes to delete the old label out of the media db, but because of a
> failure to get the lock it fails.
[...]

What do you see that inidicates the DB lock is a problem?  Is something
being logged that can be found later?  How would someone know if this is
happening to them?

-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
Got some Dr Pepper?                           San Francisco, CA bay area
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