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Darren,
You can script with tldtest. Feed the command in via pipe, ie:
#echo "s s" | ./tldtest -r /dev/sg/c3t6l0
...for slot inventory.
Make sure you "Down" the drive in NB before starting to manipulate the drive
directly using Unix. You don't need NB grabbing the drive with you manually
doing stuff.
-Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Dunham [mailto:ddunham AT taos DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:41 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] drive test utility?
> If you're talking Unix, you could mount it with robtest and use mt(1) to
do
> the "normal" things...e.g.,
>
> mt -f /dev/rmt/0cbn rew
> mt -f /dev/rmt/0cbn status
Yup. I've just run into some problems where I'm getting a very small
number of errors overnight, so I was looking for something to exercise
the drive for a while and report if it had an error. I seem to remember
something like that in Networker, so I was hoping that NetBackup had it.
It doesn't sound like it, so I suppose I'll script something up. I was
just trying to be lazy and not have to write it. :-)
Speaking of that, is 'robtest' really the way to move tapes around?
Networker has a lot of flaws, but the 'nsrjb' command to move tapes
around is nice and easily scriptable.
Thanks!
--
Darren Dunham ddunham AT taos DOT com
Unix System Administrator Taos - The SysAdmin Company
Got some Dr Pepper? San Francisco, CA bay area
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Darren,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>You can script with tldtest. Feed the command =
in via pipe, ie:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>#echo "s s" | ./tldtest -r =
/dev/sg/c3t6l0</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>...for slot inventory.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Make sure you "Down" the drive in NB before =
starting to manipulate the drive directly using Unix. You don't =
need NB grabbing the drive with you manually doing stuff.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-Mark</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Darren Dunham [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:ddunham AT taos DOT com">mailto:ddunham AT taos DOT
com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:41 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] drive test utility?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> If you're talking Unix, you could mount it with =
robtest and use mt(1) to do</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> the "normal" things...e.g.,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> mt -f =
/dev/rmt/0cbn rew</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> mt -f =
/dev/rmt/0cbn status</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Yup. I've just run into some problems where I'm =
getting a very small</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>number of errors overnight, so I was looking for =
something to exercise</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the drive for a while and report if it had an =
error. I seem to remember</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>something like that in Networker, so I was hoping =
that NetBackup had it.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It doesn't sound like it, so I suppose I'll script =
something up. I was</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>just trying to be lazy and not have to write =
it. :-)</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Speaking of that, is 'robtest' really the way to move =
tapes around?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Networker has a lot of flaws, but the 'nsrjb' =
command to move tapes</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>around is nice and easily scriptable.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks!</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- </FONT>
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Dunham =
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ddunham AT taos DOT com</FONT>
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Administrator  =
; Taos - The =
SysAdmin Company</FONT>
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Pepper?  =
;  =
; San Francisco, CA bay area</FONT>
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