Networker

Re: [Networker] Problem changing browse time on expired/scanned tape

2010-11-03 16:34:22
Subject: Re: [Networker] Problem changing browse time on expired/scanned tape
From: Davina Treiber <Davina.Treiber AT PEEVRO.CO DOT UK>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 21:19:24 +0000
On 11/03/10 13:36, Michael Leone wrote:
> I have a tape that has savesets that had expired. They were still in the 
> media db, however. So, while I was out, my co-worker did a "scanner -i" on 
> the tape. And now I am trying to change the browse time, but coming up 
> with difficulties. I can (and have) changed the expiration date to much 
> further in the future.
> 
>> mminfo -avot -q ssid=3800593620 -r 
> volume,cloneid,client,name,savetime(18),ssbrowse(18),ssretent(18),sumflags
>  volume           clone id client    name date     time     browse time  
> retention time  fl
> MJRS.FULL.074   1267234004 mjrsfil002 D:\ 2/26/2010 08:26 PM 8/26/2010 
> 11:59 PM 11/3/2017 09:28 AM cr
> 
>> nsrmm -S 3800593620 -w "83 months"
> Cannot exceed the browse time of a recoverable save set 3800593620
> 
> I tried to set the saveset to be not recyclable, but that didn't work.
> 

You need to make the save sets recoverable before you run scanner -i.
You cannot change the status of a recyclable save set to browsable just
by running scanner, since when scanner encounters the save set on the
tape it will just ignore it.

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