It sounds like the media is blank or all its images are expired (the media
is unassigned).  If it's unassigned, you'll get this error message when you
try to freeze it (at least I did when I tried it on a few unassigned media
on my system).  I was able to freeze and unfreeze assigned volumes.  My
understanding of freezing is that it allows you to restore from images on
media even after they've expired.  It also prevents new archives/backups
from being written to the media.  If the media is unassigned, it will show
up as available.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Darrell Golliher [mailto:darrell AT cxri DOT net] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:16 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] media id was not found in NB media database??



I don't understand this error:

$ bpmedia -freeze -ev A00004
requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM volume
database

The more I look the more confused I am.  What is the signifigance of
media_id A00004 showing up as available in the output of
'available_media' from the goodies directory and that same media_id not
showing up in bpmedialist?  How do I get such a volume into the 'NB
media database and/or MM volume database'?

tia,

--
Darrell Golliher



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