Is it a different media server requesting the tape or the same media server.
If it is a different media server then you need to contact support because
your volDB in /usr/openv/volmgr/database is on both media servers and makes
this a dangerous situation where your data tapes can be written over.

If it is the same media server, again problems will arise because tapes are
getting mounted on different drives than expected, like NetBackup Drive1 is
configured as robot Drive 1 and is /dev/rmt/1cbn but in truth Robot Drive 1
is really /dev/rmt/3cbn and NetBackup Drive3 so things are bad.  

You may want to use robtest and mount the drives one at a time and monitor
the drive monitor to make sure things are correct, a boot -r can cause this
if you have had some changes to your system lately.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: TWGIBBAR AT up DOT com [mailto:TWGIBBAR AT up DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 5:51 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Tapes not unmounting after completion of backups


I have a situation where tapes are not un-mounting following a failure or
completion of a backup.  Another backup will kick-off requesting the tape
that is still mounted and eventually time-out and fail.  I have two
questions; 1) Is there a configuration parameter that can be set to force a
backup to look for another tape if it can't find the one it's looking for?
2) How can one remotely force the tapes to un-mount and be returned to
their proper slot?  I have unsuccessfully attempted this feat with robtest.

Thanks,
Terry

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