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Re: [Networker] Legato Loses Location

2009-03-27 08:15:30
Subject: Re: [Networker] Legato Loses Location
From: Denis <denis.mail.list AT FREE DOT FR>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:08:02 +0100
Hello,

Have you tried a sjirdtag x.x.x to see if your tape was really in the L700, 
prior to perform an inventory (nsrjb -I) ?

Have you performed a hardware reset of your L700 (nsrjb -H) ? Is your L700 
performing inventory at startup ?
----- "Rachel Polanskis" <r.polanskis AT uws.edu DOT au> a écrit :

> Hi,
> using Legato 7.4.2 on 2 servers.
> 
> The first one was an upgrade from 7.2.1, the second is a fresh
> install.
> 
> I have noticed that the "Location" field is being unset by the
> system.
> 
> Then I have to manually reset it for several volumes, all from the
> same 
> approximate dates to the correct location.
> 
> Then 2 days later the same thing happens.
> 
> I use the Location field to drive our Offsite routines.  It is no good
> if this fails.
> 
> Furthermore the second system has the same problem PLUS it seems 
> to lose tapes completely.
> 
> For example, I noted volid 300077 had Location unset.  I reset it to
> the correct
> location.  It has no other locations, just the L700.
> 
> So then I want that particular tape so I delete its index.
> 
> Then I go to relabel it - IT'S GONE!
> 
> nsrjb and the rest of the system commands do not know anything about
> the 
> volume or anything.    It doesn't exist at all.  Where it once
> occupied a slot,
> it has no appearance in any of the outputs at all.
> 
> This is a tape that existed last week 
> and appears to no longer exist anywhere in the library.   it has not
> been withdrawn 
> or manipulated in any way.
> 
> The only thing I can think of is that "recycle from/to other pools" is
> enabled
> on this system.
> 
> Can anyone confirm they have seen a similar issue as above?
> 
> What commands should I run to check that the Location field is not 
> being corrupted etc?
> 
> 
> rachel
> 
> -- 
> Rachel Polanskis              Systems Admin, University of Western Sydney
> ADD Werrington North Campus   (+61 2) 9678 7291 
> <r.polanskis AT uws.edu DOT au>
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