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[Networker] Fw: Problemwith the recycling of clones

2003-01-08 04:57:42
Subject: [Networker] Fw: Problemwith the recycling of clones
From: Kenneth Larsen <Kenneth.Larsen AT STERIA DOT DK>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 10:51:40 +0100
I have been over this problem for a while now, and reading the NSRMM man
pages I find the following statement with the -o option
"The [not]recyclable mode applies to both volumes or save sets, but not
clones."

I read this as if I should be able to mark a volume recyclable with 'nsrmm
-o recyclable -V volid' and save my clone entries in the media db, but that
isn't so, it marks everything recycable and next time nsrim is run the
clone is also recyclable. Is this a bug ? or is my english skills worse
than I thought ?

I am aware that I can just relabel the tape and preserve the original or
copy in the media db, but I need some sort of automation on this procedure,
as I hate manual labour like that.

Is there anybody out there who have made a script, able to run on a windows
platform, that can find ssid/cloneid and issue a nsrmm with those two
paramters as input ?
My perl skills are somewhat limitied :(

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regards
Kenneth Larsen
Steria
Tonsbakken 16-18
2740 Skovlunde
kel AT steria DOT dk - 44506261 - 26306261
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And in response to my own mail, yes its totally normal, as stated in the
Admin Guide, Please Legato try and fix this, make the clone get a different
id or something, it's not all of us who are interested in keeping copies of
everything for ever......

I apologize to the list, and promise I will read the admin guide before
asking silly questions next time.

**************************************************
regards
Kenneth Larsen
Steria
Tonsbakken 16-18
2740 Skovlunde
kel AT steria DOT dk - 44506261 - 26306261
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Hi there

I have recently found a problem with the recycling of my clones
I use both 6.2 and 6.1.2 and it appears on both version.

I clone my full backup and store the clones offsite for some time. When
they return I recycle the clone tapes using the GUI, and keep the originals
for another year. But it appears that networker recycles the both the
clones and originals. When I make a query against the original saveset I
get the real retention period but the volume is still recyclable.

Is this normal behaviour.
I don't find it very logical that networker decides to override my set
retention period just because I wanna resue the clone tape.



**************************************************
Regards
Kenneth Larsen
Steria
Tonsbakken 16-18
2740 Skovlunde
kel AT steria DOT dk - 44506261 - 26306261
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