Legato has a workaround for this.

>From the command line, do a nsrmm with a -p parameter, such as 'nsrmm -p
-f \\.\Tape0'


This rereads the label of the tape and assumedly unmounts the tape.
When the command finishes, you can change the mode, or whatever, of the
volume.   If your automedia management is off, you should issue a mount
command, nsrmm -m -f \\.\Tape0.

Now if they fix the GUI in the next version, or issue a patch for 7x, I
would be  happier.

 


David L. King


-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On Behalf Of Maarten Boot (CWEU-USERS/CWNL)
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:43 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Stand Alone Tape Drive Unmounting

nor in 7.1.3
using: man nsrmm

On Wednesday 04 May 2005 17:27, Davina Treiber wrote:
> King, David - Eastman wrote:
> > I have many sites that have no IT personnel.  Usually a business
person
> > (or sometimes a guard) physically changes the tape.   I have a
Windows
> > scheduled job to do a nsrmm -u after they are scheduled to change 
> > it, and since I have automedia manage on, the -u just re-reads the
label.
> >
> > Now the -u physically ejects the tape from the drive, and the
backups
> > fail.   Now I have to change the jobs to run before they change it,
> > and/or retrain all of my users.
>
> Incidentally, the man pages for 7.1.1 do not describe it in the way 
> you explain - according to them there is still a difference between -u
and -j.
>
> --
> Note: To sign off this list, send a "signoff networker" command via 
> email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu or visit the list's Web site at 
> http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/networker.html where you can also 
> view and post messages to the list. Questions regarding this list 
> should be sent to stan AT temple DOT edu 
> =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=

--
Maarten Boot,
Compuware Europe B.V.
Hoogoorddreef 5
1101 BA Amsterdam
Tel: +31 20 312 6511

--
Note: To sign off this list, send a "signoff networker" command via
email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu or visit the list's Web site at
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/networker.html where you can also
view and post messages to the list. Questions regarding this list should
be sent to stan AT temple DOT edu
=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=

--
Note: To sign off this list, send a "signoff networker" command via email
to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu or visit the list's Web site at
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/networker.html where you can
also view and post messages to the list. Questions regarding this list
should be sent to stan AT temple DOT edu
=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=