If the tape is expired AND frozen, then you may want to try
un-expiring the tape first and then un-freezing it.

The /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpmedialist -summary

command displays status of media-by-expiration proximity.
Look in the Expired section for all of your media servers.

--kathy
>
> Message: 1
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Can't unfreeze tapes?
> Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 10:00:45 -0500
> From: "Sixbury, Dan" <dsixbury AT hrblock DOT com>
> To: "De Pedro, Ignacio" <ignacio.depedro AT sun DOT com>,
>    "Justin Piszcz" <jpiszcz.backup AT gmail DOT com>
> Cc: <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
>
> Specifying the media_server on the end does not help.  I get the same
> error, and just to be absolutely sure, I ran the command through all
> media servers and the master server.
>
> I still get the following error:
> requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM volume
> database
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: De Pedro, Ignacio [mailto:ignacio.depedro AT sun DOT com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:58 AM
> To: Sixbury, Dan; Justin Piszcz
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Can't unfreeze tapes?
>
> Execute bpmedia -unfreeze -m LL1189 -h <media_server_assigned>
>
> Regards,
> nacho
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] En nombre de Sixbury,
> Dan
> Enviado el: jueves, 04 de mayo de 2006 16:51
> Para: Justin Piszcz
> CC: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Asunto: RE: [Veritas-bu] Can't unfreeze tapes?
>
> We are on version 5.1 MP4
>
> >From the command line:
> bpmedia -unfreeze -m LL1189
> requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM volume
> database
>
> I haven't re-inventoried the robot, yet, but will be.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Piszcz [mailto:jpiszcz.backup AT gmail DOT com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:46 AM
> To: Sixbury, Dan
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Can't unfreeze tapes?
>
> Inventory the robot.
> What error do you get when you try to unfreeze them?
> What version of NB are you using?
>
> You do not provide enough background information.
>
>
> On 5/4/06, Sixbury, Dan <dsixbury AT hrblock DOT com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I have 2 tapes that are physically located in our tape library and
> show up
> > in the netbackup GUI.  The tapes are in a Frozen state right now, and
> I am
> > unable to un-freeze the tapes.  When I do a bpmedialist from the
> > master/media servers, the tapes in question do not show up.
> >
> >
> >
> > It seems rather odd that the GUI would show the tapes, but that the
> command
> > line would not show the tapes.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
>
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