Re: [Networker] mminfo for getting tapes 4 months old?
2013-02-06 07:17:50
What is wrong with the -m (media) flag ?
On 02/06/2013 03:38 AM, bingo wrote:
The mminfo command seems to be clear: mminfo -q
"family=tape,savetime>=start_date,savetime<end_date,..." -r volume >
volnames.txt
There are 2 challenges:
- calculating the correct days
- determine unique volume names as the command only returns save sets
For such issues i prefer MS's PowerShell as it provides all possibilities.
To calculate the dates let me suggest that you run commands like this:
$start_date = (get-date).addmonths(-4)
$end_date = get-date.($start_date).adddays(7)
Finally extract the date. This is not so easy but you will find lots of
examples in the internet.
To determine the unique volume names you may proceed as follows:
$volumes = import-csv $path_to_volnames.txt | select volume | get-unique
-asstring
Finally prepare the mminfo command and execute it.
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Another alternative would be to use additional criteria to avoid such
complicated script. For example:
mminfo -q "savetime>=-4months,location='<your_jbox_name>'" -r volume
This command already returns a unique list of all volumes, which are old enough
but still in the jukebox. Older ones should have been moved already, correct?
This would also help in case you must re-export tapes again which you have
imported for recoveries in the interim.
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