This was the first instance I've seen in almost one year.  So, I don't
figure they're used up.  Watching...

Thanks for the help.

Jason 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu 
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf 
> Of Paul Keating
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 9:08 AM
> To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning Quandary
> 
> Ok, so it sounds like you are using NBU to do the cleanings. ;o)
> 
> Yes, then regular barcodes will work.
> 
> Do you have a default setting for cleanings? Depending on the 
> drive type you can get more or less cleanings from a 
> tape...could be from 15 to 50, depending on the drive type. I 
> think it's close to 50 for LTO3.
> 
> You want to set this in NBU so when you put in a new cleaning 
> tape, you don't have to remember to go in and set the number 
> of cleanings.
> 
> If you already had a deault set in Netbackup, and they were 
> all showing 0, then it sounds like they were used up.
> 
> Granted, I think I've used up maybe 1 or 2 tapes, set at 25 
> cleanings in each of my LTO2/LTO3 libraries in 2 years.
> 
> Paul
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brooks, Jason [mailto:brooksje at longwood.edu]
> > Sent: September 15, 2006 3:34 PM
> > To: Paul Keating; veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning Quandary
> > 
> > 
> > Well, I found the problem.  First, support was incorrect; plain 
> > barcodes work.  I remember when I imported the tapes, 
> something about 
> > setting the number of cleanings.  When I looked, all the 
> tapes were 0.  
> > I set one up with valid cleanings, which I believe them to 
> have, and 
> > it worked.  As for the tapes, they were purchased as LTO3 cleaning 
> > tapes.
> > 
> > Thanks for the suggestions.
> > 
> > Jason       
>