I would be interested in that as well.

On Fri, 13 Jun 2008, Esson, Paul wrote:

> Jonathan,
>
>
>
> Thanks for quick the response.  A copy of the script would be welcome to
> get me started.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Paul Esson
>
>
>
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> From: Martin, Jonathan [mailto:JMARTI05 AT intersil DOT com]
> Sent: 13 June 2008 01:42
> To: Esson, Paul; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] bulk import of images
>
>
>
> I scripted the import of several hundred SDLT Media running a simple
> script.  I output the entries of the Phase I import to a text file
> called <mediaID>.txt and  wrote a perl script to read that in and create
> an excel file with the media id, date of the backup and what server was
> backed up.  I then used a pivot chart to combine what servers had
> backups available for what days / months / years.  As and when someone
> makes a request I run a phase II import only on the images required,
> then restore the data.
>
>
>
> My suggestions are as follows:
>
> 1) Watch the tape drives; I had the occasional media get "stuck."  I
> think, due to bad media.  The issue would cause the whole process to
> hang.
>
> 2) I had a huge library with over 300 slots and a media server dedicated
> to this effort.  I'm sure a smaller library would have been a major
> pain.
>
> 3) Write a script or look for phase I logs that are very small - these
> are usually errors (in my case anyway)
>
>
>
> I can send you my scripts but they are just simple for loops, looking at
> a list of media that I loaded.  On SDLT (110GB / 220GB Compressed) the
> Phase I's took a little better than an hour per (we multiplexed 4x
> /sigh) and the phase IIs take 4-8 hours depending.  I'm sure LTOs would
> take longer, so good luck!
>
>
>
> -Jonathan
>
>
>
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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 Esson,
> Paul
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:22 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] bulk import of images
>
>
>
> Folks,
>
>
>
> Anybody out there successfully automated a large volume import of tape
> media into NetBackup?  I am curious as to how you controlled the
> processing, given the potential conflict in using available tapes drives
> for example and how you validated the success of the phases of the
> import.  We have several hundred tapes to process (800+). I am also
> looking for indications as to how long a phase 1 and phase 2 import will
> take on LTO-1 media with close to 2:1 compression (190+ GB).  We have
> multiplexed media and 2 GB fragment sizes which I imagine will slow
> things down too.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Paul Esson
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