Networker

Re: [Networker] volume with strange volretent value

2007-07-24 11:28:55
Subject: Re: [Networker] volume with strange volretent value
From: Darren Dunham <ddunham AT TAOS DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:25:28 -0700
> I have a tape volume that claims it does not expire until 8/17/43, but 
> when I use mminfo to show me the ssretent of all the save sets on the 
> tape, the farthest out one I can find is 01/01/08.

Can you show us the command you ran?  Did you use -av?  What version are
you using?

> Has anyone seen this and if so, what am I missing?
> 
> I'm hoping there is a way to reflag this volume so it will automatically 
> recycle in January rather than me having to remember six months from now 
> to perform a manual recycle on the volume.

You might run 'nsrim -X' and see if it cleans anything up.

-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
Got some Dr Pepper?                           San Francisco, CA bay area
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