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Re: [Networker] NDMP shared device not releasing tape when other path requesting

2010-03-13 16:26:22
Subject: Re: [Networker] NDMP shared device not releasing tape when other path requesting
From: Anacreo <anacreo AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:24:21 -0600
John,
  Try going into the Jukebox properties via NMC and changing the "timers"
tab.  There should be settings like "eject timer" or "idle timer" try
changing them both to like 5... then the system will eject tapes once
they're idle for 5 minutes...  Or at least that is my understanding.

Alec

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 2:44 PM, John Brekelbaum <jbrekelbaum AT gmail DOT 
com>wrote:

> I have not had this problem in a while, but had to reconfigure library
> recently and now having annoying problem again where an NDMP backup will
> finish and the tape will stay mounted in the drive.  Then a regular backup
> (non NDMP) will request a drive resource and still the NDMP will not eject
> the tape (like it is "not getting the message").  The previous time I had
> this problem it was a zoning issue but to my knowledge nothing has changed
> with zoning, only the juke box reconfig.  Does anyone know what causes this
> frustrating behavior? Thanks.
> -John
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