Why not re-import the tape back into Netbackup and then remove the
images
from the catalog when it's complete. I know this is probably the long
route to take but it should work depending on your drive type (Mine
LTO2: 4-5 hours).

Glen Collins
Storage Engineering Services
Robert Half International, Inc.

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From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Darren
Dunham
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 1:09 PM
To: Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Two Expired Tapes

> Does anyone have the knowledge, and is willing to share with me the
> knowledge, on how to remove a tape that is in this state? 
> vmquery -m SYM742
> Could not query by media ID SYM742: volume does not exist in database
> (35)

So it's not in the VM database.  I wonder if you could create a volume
with that name via 'vmadd'.  Then try to expire it at that point (and if
it works, follow up with a 'vmdelete').


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Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
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