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Re: [Networker] command to deposit volumes into jukebox?

2004-02-19 17:49:08
Subject: Re: [Networker] command to deposit volumes into jukebox?
From: Itzik Meirson <imeirson AT MBI.CO DOT IL>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 00:34:59 +0200
Evan,
Tom is right.
However I would suggest that you add at least one -v to your deposit
command so you see in which slots the tapes have been deposited.
Networker will deposit into known free slots.
You will need the list of slots to later inventory/label the newly
deposited tapes.
Itzik

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Legato NetWorker discussion
[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Mooney
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 23:02
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] command to deposit volumes into jukebox?
> 
> In regard to: [Networker] command to deposit volumes into jukebox?,
Evan...:
> 
> >I have a storagetek L180 library.
> >I put tapes in the cap and want to deposit them into the library from
the
> >command line, i tried "nsrjb -d" and "nsrjb -d -N" but it gives an
error
> >both times, there ARE tapes in the cap. any ideas?
> >
> >here is what ive done so far:
> >
> >C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>nsrjb -d
> 
> Evan-
> 
> Years ago, it used to be possible to specify
> 
>         nsrjb -d -P 1-4
> 
> (i.e. deposit volumes from cap ports 1 - 4), and have NetWorker choose
> what slots they ended up in (i.e. pick any four empty slots, I don't
> care).  That functionality was deprecated or removed at some point in
the
> past, so now NetWorker requires that you specify both source port(s)
and
> destination slot(s).  That means you need something like
> 
>         nsrjb -d -P 1-3 -P 5 -S 22 -S 27-28 -S 62
> 
> That says: take the volumes from ports 1, 2, 3, and 5 in the load
ports,
> and put them in slots 22, 27, 28, and 62 of my jukebox.  I don't know
if
> NetWorker guarantees ordering (i.e. P1 -> S22, P2 -> S27, P3 -> S28,
P5 ->
> S62), but you do need to have the same amount of slots and ports
> specified.
> 
> Be advised that your jukebox or other (external) jukebox software may
> number your load ports from 0 - N-1.  NetWorker will use 1 - N, so you
> may need to mentally adjust port numbers when you work with nsrjb, vs.
> external commands like `mtx' or `mcutil'.
> 
> Tim
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