I would invoke my restores the exact way you mentioned.  I just did a poor job 
of explaining I guess.  I was trying to show in my explanation that some of my 
backups weren't in the index for unknown reasons.


Goslin, Paul wrote:
> The lack of barcodes on the tapes explains why Networker must put the
> tape in a drive and read the label so it knows which tape it is...
> Without the barcode, it has no other way to ID the tape....
> With barcodes, it recognizes the tape by its barcode because it knows
> which tapes have which barcodes as this is part of the media database
> record for every tape volume.
> 
> You're approaching restores in an odd way IMHO... We always invoke
> nwrecover on a Unix client or Networker User program on Windows
> machines... Select the date we want to restore from, then find the file
> to be restored and mark it... Then we check the tape(s) needed via
> View/Required volumes and load those if they are not in the library...
> Of course you can only browse back to what is currently in the index for
> that client... Which is controlled by your browse policy limit...
> Indexes can use lots of disk space if your browse policies are longer
> and the client has lots of files... 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> > [mailto:NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU] On Behalf Of jasondre
> > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:47 PM
> > To: NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU
> > Subject: [Networker] reading, moving forward # file(s)
> > 
> > I have deleted and re-created the library.  I tried that last 
> > week I believe.  I don't think I have the bar-code feature 
> > enabled because we aren't using bar-codes on the tapes.  
> > Would that be why I need to inventory the tapes each time I 
> > insert them?  I logged a call with EMC tech support over this 
> > issue and after spending hours on the phone, the tech seemed 
> > to think there was an issue with the Autoloader and suggested 
> > I call Dell Tech Support which I did.  Dell Tech support 
> > upgraded the firmware and said "that should take care of it!"  
> > 
> > So, we'll see if it does.
> > 
> > 
> > Goslin, Paul wrote:
> > 
> > > We have an older PV 136T
> > > 
> > > I would suggest you delete and re-create (or re-discover) your 
> > > library, which will build a new configuration for it. Sounds like 
> > > maybe your bar-code reader feature is not enabled...
> > > I have noticed since upgrading to 7.4.4, it take quite a 
> > > 
> > few minutes 
> > 
> > > (like 5 to 10) for the library to reach a 'ready' state when the 
> > > Networker processes are all restarted... Library operations 
> > > 
> > are slow, 
> > 
> > > methodical, but thorough... You must be patient with 
> > > 
> > Networker in this 
> > 
> > > regard...
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: EMC NetWorker discussion
> > > > [mailto:NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU] On Behalf 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > Of jasondre
> > 
> > > 
> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:49 PM
> > > > To: NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU
> > > > Subject: [Networker] reading, moving forward # file(s)
> > > > 
> > > > More weirdness.  I think there might be something wrong 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > with my Dell 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > PowerVault 124T Autoloader.  It is just not acting right. 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > Here are 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > some of the weird actions the Autoloader is doing.
> > > > 
> > > > 1. It will constantly switch between change it's status under 
> > > > Libraries from "ready" to not "ready", as indicated by a little 
> > > > green check mark.  Is that normal behavior?
> > > > 
> > > > 2. When I insert a tape, it will say the Volume is 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > <unlabeled> when 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > I know that it is labeled.  If I then do an inventory on 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > the tape, 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > it will figure out the correct Volume.
> > > > However, if I insert a second tape, the tape that was just 
> > > > inventoried will change to <unlabeled> along with the new 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > tape.  Now 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > both tapes say the Volume is <unlabeled>
> > > > 
> > > > What the heck?
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