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Re: [Networker] Disable CDI for EDL Drives

2009-01-19 11:54:23
Subject: Re: [Networker] Disable CDI for EDL Drives
From: Chester Martin <cmartin AT SPP DOT ORG>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:52:37 -0600 
That's exactly what I needed, that helps me out a bunch.  Thank you..

Davina,
I'm running 7.4.3.  I'm not running any special patch on top of that other than 
the patch to fix the "owner notification" field.


-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Voetelink D.
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:46 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Disable CDI for EDL Drives

Dear Chester,

> Sweet, that's the command I was looking for, thanks..  :-)
> 
> Is there a way I can run it against a particular library?  EMC said that CDI 
> should be disabled on virtual libraries, but not on physical.

Yep, use 'parent jukebox' in the query. For example:

nsradmin> . type:NSR device;parent jukebox:name_of_library

Dennis

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Voetelink D. [mailto:voetelink AT ecn DOT nl] 
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:25 AM
> To: EMC NetWorker discussion; Chester Martin
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Disable CDI for EDL Drives
> 
> Chester,
> 
>> Thank you for the reply.
>>
>> I can do this in the console, but I was trying to find an automated way to 
>> do this through nsradmin just in case the situation came up where I had to 
>> delete the drives again..
> 
> something like this?
> 
> nsradmin> . type:NSR device;name:/dev/nst0
> Current query set
> nsradmin> update CDI:not used
> Update? y
> 
> (You could leave the 'name:' from the query, to apply to all devices 
> configured.)
> 
> greetings,
> 
> Dennis
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] 
>> On Behalf Of Jóhannes Karl Karlsson
>> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 9:47 AM
>> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>> Subject: Re: [Networker] Disable CDI for EDL Drives
>>
>> Hi. Chester.
>>
>> You need to put the networker management console in to diagnostic mode (View 
>> - diag mode).
>>
>> The CDI / SCSI commands attribute is configured at per tape device level. Go 
>> to properties on each one - advanced - CDI not used.
>>
>> We were recommended by EMC to put the tape drives into "not used" mode. 
>>
>> You can of course do this with nsradmin, but I can't help you there.
>>
>> Johannes Karl
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] 
>> On Behalf Of Chester Martin
>> Sent: 19. janúar 2009 14:51
>> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>> Subject: [Networker] Disable CDI for EDL Drives
>>
>> Because of different issues I've had with my networker environment I've
>> had to delete my libraries and drives multiple times.  On my edl drives
>> emc recommends disabling CDI.   I know how to use input files with
>> nsradmin to run scripts against nsradmin, but what properties do I put
>> into the input file to disable cdi?
>>
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