http://pastebin.org/114774
<http://pastebin.org/114774>Here is the script we use...
On line 12 you'd want to update the pool's to the appropriate pools... if
only one pool simply remove one of the "pool="'s.
Line 42 is the target size you're looking for, in our case tapes with less
then 20G of space used...
Line 50 is a failsafe to make sure I'm not moving around a save set that has
a total size over 200g... (which would be wasting more space)...
Let me know if the script is useful...
We basically run this script every Friday (and an NDMP version of this) to
help re-organize our tapes and reclaim back some space. Remember tapes may
not be usable until you run an nsrim...
Alec
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Anacreo <anacreo AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> You can use the command "nsrim" to force NetWorker to do its routine that
> will mark tapes as recycleable if you're short have recently marked a bunch
> of save sets as recycleable.
>
> I find I am stuck with tapes that are orphaned for one reason or another
> with one or two savesets that just won't follow their proper expire time. I
> have scripts that will run through these tapes and migrate data to other
> tapes, can share if you need it, but its written for Unix.
>
> Alec
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Goslin, Paul <pgoslin AT cincom DOT com>
> wrote:
>
>> You need to select the tape, right-click, select "Change Mode", then
>> select 'Recyclable'.
>> This will expire all the save-sets on that tape, then the tape will
>> become 'Recyclable' and can be re-labeled and re-used...(as long as the
>> media pool allows for it also: recycle to / from other pools). You
>> should really purchase a sufficient number of tapes and plan your
>> retention period so that tapes become expired as fast as you need /
>> consume them... That is the way Networker is designed to work...
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: EMC NetWorker discussion
>> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of pereubu
>> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:41 AM
>> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>> > Subject: [Networker] how to get empty space on tape?
>> >
>> > I have run out of space on all of my tapes. The retention
>> > policies were set up for a long period of time, that was
>> > really needed. In fact I do not need them for more than one
>> > month. Unfortunately I have to have an empty tape ready for
>> > a full backup.
>> >
>> > I have networker 7.4. NMC and then I go to media, then
>> > volumes and particular volume was selected then properties
>> > and then recycle, selected Manual.
>> > Expiration date was 15/5/10 became disabled but capacity
>> > %full and mode is blank. What have I done wrong?
>> > Any idea?
>> >
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