Re: [Veritas-bu] LTO3 mixed LTO2 drive using LTO2 cartridges with ACSLS

Perhaps not many people use ACSLS with NetBackup, what you are trying to 
do is addressed in the manual if I recall.. To allow one media type into 
another tape drive that is.

Justin.

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007, Martin Ruslan wrote:

> Sigh...
> As always, nobody in this forum want to help me.
> Thanks for Paul who tried to help me by replied me personally.
>
>
> On 9/26/07, Martin Ruslan <mit.martin AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> I'm using the Storagetek Library, using ACSLS, where the drive is LTO2 and
>> we adding the new LTO3 drives, but we still don't have the LTO3 cartridges.
>> So, we still use the LTO2 cartridge for using on this LTO2 and 3 drives.
>> on the DR, we'll use only LTO3 drives (only for restore purposes)
>> So this LTO2 cartridges will always be use on LTO3 drives.
>>
>> The problem is, when I want to use the LTO2 cartridges on LTO3 drives, so
>> I have to change the density of the LTO2 tapes right?
>> So I run this: vmchange -new_mt hcart3 -m dc0273.
>> Ok, the backup running well, the LTO2 cartridge can be used on LTO3
>> drives.
>>
>> But, when we want to add, or eject the cartridges from the Library, and we
>> run the inventory robot on NBU, disaster happen.
>> I got this error when doing the inventory on NBU side:
>> Generating list of recommended changes ...Update failed: media ID DC0273
>> in database has media type 'HCART3', whichdiffers from media ID DC0273 in
>> the robot which is (according to themedia type returned from the robot,
>> adjusted by media type mappings)projected to have a media type of 'HCART2'.
>>
>> I think, this error comes because the ACSLS comparing his catalog database
>> with the NBU catalog.
>> Because, when I'm using other environment (without using the ACSLS),
>> there's no problem at all.
>> Is there any suggestion for this? Waiting for your help guys...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Martin.
>>
>
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