Hello

You can do vmquery -m J819L2 to see if the tape is assigned
If it is you can do vmquery -deassignid J819L2
Then you should be able to do the import phase 1+2 and the restore

If it dosn't work you read the J819L2 tape with ..netbackup/bin/tar assuming 
UNIX

For nonmultipexed tape, blocksize 256k: 
/usr/openv/netbackup/tar -itvf <norewind device> -b 512 

For multipexed tape, blocksize 256k: 
/usr/openv/netbackup/tar -iMtvf <norewind device> -b 512 

Regards
Michael

On 24 Jun 2005 07:26:14 -0000, Sudharsan.N wrote
> hi,
>
> Further to my earlier mail.. some more inputs....
>
> I have 2 medias in this media pool.
>
> From the first media I tried restoring the expired images (using bpimport) 
& it succeeded.But the backup I req is in the second media, when I do the 
bpimport it gives the error
>
> # ./bpimport -create_db_info -id J819L2
> Import phase 1 started Fri Jun 24 2005 11:16:36
> INF - Create DB information for media id J819L2.
> INF - Initiation of bptm process to read media id J819L2 was successful.
> INF - Status = cannot perform specified media import operation.
> cannot import media that media id is already active on some other server  <-
- this message is coming in the activity monitor.
>
> But I donot see this media being accessed or used any where.However I could 
run
> bpmedialist -mcontents -m J819L2 on this media & it listed all the images 
in it (both expired & active ones)
>
> Is there any way to release this media & retreive the backup??
>
> Regards
> skn
>
> On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 Sudharsan.N wrote :
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have an expired image in one of my media.Is there any way to retrive 
that? I am unable to change the expiration date of the expired images 
(bpexpdate -backupid BACKUPID -d infinity).System gives the error
> >"no entity was found".
> >
> >I am able to change the exp.date of images on the same media which is not 
expired.
> >
> >when I try to import the media system gives the error
> >
> ># ./bpimport -create_db_info -id J819L2
> >Import phase 1 started Fri Jun 24 2005 11:16:36
> >INF - Create DB information for media id J819L2.
> >INF - Initiation of bptm process to read media id J819L2 was successful.
> >INF - Status = cannot perform specified media import operation.
> >
> >
> >Pls help out.
> >
> >Thanks & Regards
> >skn
> >
>
>

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