[Veritas-bu] Trouble labeling media in Veritas Netbackup

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Hi,

 

We are using Veritas Netbackup 3.4.1, backing up to a 4mm DAT drive,
stand alone unit.

 

We have reached a stage where all the media in our volume pool is full.

 

We have 4 scratch media we are trying to introduce to a volume pool that
we have previously created.

 

There is a possibility that these 4mm DAT have at some point been
labeled by Veritas Netbackup at some point but we are unsure what the
media ID is.

 

I have tried to run bplabel to label these tapes. Given that they don't
appear in the media catalogue I assume that we can label these as
necessary.

 

However when I run bplabel it just hangs and nothing gets written to
tape.

 

Is there a way of determining what the media ID of a tape is by running
a command?

 

I am hoping to expire the media if there is a label on there that is
stopping the labeling, keeping in mind that it is a stand alone unit and
not a tape library.

 

Could there be another possibility why bplabel would not run? I have
checked that the media is not write protected.

 

Cheers,

 

Nick


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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi,</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We are using Veritas Netbackup 3.4.1, backing up to a 4mm
DAT drive, stand alone unit.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have reached a stage where all the media in our volume
pool is full.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have 4 scratch media we are trying to introduce to a
volume pool that we have previously created.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There is a possibility that these 4mm DAT have at some point
been labeled by Veritas Netbackup at some point but we are unsure what the
media ID is.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have tried to run bplabel to label these tapes. Given that
they don&#8217;t appear in the media catalogue I assume that we can label these
as necessary.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>However when I run bplabel it just hangs and nothing gets
written to tape.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Is there a way of determining what the media ID of a tape is
by running a command?</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am hoping to expire the media if there is a label on there
that is stopping the labeling, keeping in mind that it is a stand alone unit
and not a tape library.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Could there be another possibility why bplabel would not
run? I have checked that the media is not write protected.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cheers,</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Nick</span></font></p>

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