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[Veritas-bu] Cleaning issues: LTO-3/ADIC i2k and NBU 5.1 MP3

2006-03-02 10:05:58
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning issues: LTO-3/ADIC i2k and NBU 5.1 MP3
From: Brian.Greenberg AT citadelgroup DOT com (Greenberg, Brian)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:05:58 -0600
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Ok, just checked.  Looks like the ADIC Scalar i2k doesn't manage the
cleaning of drives at all.  It relies on either manual cleaning or the
backup application to either respond to tape alerts or do frequency
based cleanings.


Regards,

                   Brian

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Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning issues: LTO-3/ADIC i2k and NBU 5.1
MP3

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Brian,=20

The libraries I worked on in the past would manage the cleaning
requirements outside of NBU.=20
All we did was just define the tapes as cleaning tapes in NBU, however
the library needed to know which are the cleaning tapes, thus enabling
it to call on the tapes when needed. I would investigate the ADIC robot
control/config.=20

JdS=20

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edu=20
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        Subject:        RE: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning issues: LTO-3/ADIC i2k
and NBU 5.1 MP3





Hi Brian
I had an LTO1 ADIC, and to be very truthful, I ended up doing it
manually,
because the tape request simply did not interact with Netbackup 3.4

Not only that, the ADIC constantly wanted the drive to be cleaned almost
every other day. And I found this hard to believe, because if you do too
many cleans you would end up damaging the drive heads I guess!

The things to check would be the Barcode Rules, that its identified as a
cleaning tape, but as I said I never got it to automatically work. I
checked
the amount of times the drives had been used and where required cleaned
them!

Simon Weaver=20
Technical Support=20
Windows Domain Administrator=20

EADS Astrium=20
Tel: 02392-708598=20

Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net=20



-----Original Message-----
From: Greenberg, Brian [mailto:Brian.Greenberg AT citadelgroup DOT com]=20
Sent: 01 March 2006 16:08
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning issues: LTO-3/ADIC i2k and NBU 5.1 MP3


I have a ADIC i2k with LTO-3 (IBM) drives in it and NBU 5.1 MP3 running
on
RH Linux AS3 but I seem to be having some issues with drive cleaning.


Some of the drives have the red 'C' indicator on the front of the drive
with
the amber light flashing signaling that the drive needs to be cleaned.
However, the tapealert notification doesn't seem to be getting to NBU to
do
the clean on the drive. =20

Yes, there are cleaning tapes in the library, in the correct partition
and
are labeled properly.  When I issue a tpclean command or do it from the
GUI
it works fine.  The problem is I have to do all that manually. =20

The tape alert doesn't seem to be getting to NBU.  I checked the
messages
file but that doesn't seem to be giving me enough info.

Anyone have a suggestion for me on where to look next?

Brian Greenberg
bjgreenberg AT gmail DOT com

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ok, just checked.&nbsp; Looks like =
the ADIC
Scalar i2k doesn&#8217;t manage the cleaning of drives at all.&nbsp; It =
relies on
either manual cleaning or the backup application to either respond to =
tape
alerts or do frequency based cleanings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Veritas-bu] =
Cleaning
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</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif><span =
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<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif><span =
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libraries I worked on in the past would manage the cleaning requirements
outside of NBU.</span></font> <br>
<font size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>All
we did was just define the tapes as cleaning tapes in NBU, however the =
library
needed to know which are the cleaning tapes, thus enabling it to call on =
the
tapes when needed. I would investigate the ADIC robot =
control/config.</span></font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif><span =
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<br>
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Hi Brian<br>
I had an LTO1 ADIC, and to be very truthful, I ended up doing it =
manually,<br>
because the tape request simply did not interact with Netbackup 3.4<br>
<br>
Not only that, the ADIC constantly wanted the drive to be cleaned =
almost<br>
every other day. And I found this hard to believe, because if you do =
too<br>
many cleans you would end up damaging the drive heads I guess!<br>
<br>
The things to check would be the Barcode Rules, that its identified as =
a<br>
cleaning tape, but as I said I never got it to automatically work. I =
checked<br>
the amount of times the drives had been used and where required =
cleaned<br>
them!<br>
<br>
Simon Weaver <br>
Technical Support <br>
Windows Domain Administrator <br>
<br>
EADS Astrium <br>
Tel: 02392-708598 <br>
<br>
Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Greenberg, Brian</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:Brian.Greenberg AT citadelgroup DOT com] <br>
Sent: 01 March 2006 16:08<br>
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<br>
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning issues: LTO-3/ADIC i2k and NBU 5.1 =
MP3<br>
<br>
<br>
I have a ADIC i2k with LTO-3 (IBM) drives in it and NBU 5.1 MP3 running =
on<br>
RH Linux AS3 but I seem to be having some issues with drive =
cleaning.<br>
<br>
<br>
Some of the drives have the red 'C' indicator on the front of the drive =
with<br>
the amber light flashing signaling that the drive needs to be =
cleaned.<br>
However, the tapealert notification doesn't seem to be getting to NBU to =
do<br>
the clean on the drive. &nbsp;<br>
<br>
Yes, there are cleaning tapes in the library, in the correct partition =
and<br>
are labeled properly. &nbsp;When I issue a tpclean command or do it from =
the
GUI<br>
it works fine. &nbsp;The problem is I have to do all that manually. =
&nbsp;<br>
<br>
The tape alert doesn't seem to be getting to NBU. &nbsp;I checked the =
messages<br>
file but that doesn't seem to be giving me enough info.<br>
<br>
Anyone have a suggestion for me on where to look next?<br>
<br>
Brian Greenberg<br>
<st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">bjgreenberg AT gmail DOT com</st1:PersonName><br>
<br>
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