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[Veritas-bu] Autoclean Feature on L700

2002-10-28 16:57:55
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Autoclean Feature on L700
From: gbos AT uoguelph DOT ca (Gerrit Bos)
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:57:55 -0500
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I have got a lot of cleaning messages with my two libraries (L700 and
STK9740) under 3.4GA   They are both set to autoclean, and I wanted to
turn NB's TapeAlert cleaning off.  Is there still a way to do that?
Thanks in advance....Gerrit


"Donaldson, Mark" wrote:

>
>
> The library has an autoclean feature and netbackup has a cleaning
> feature via Tape Alert.  You should use one or the other but not both.
>
> For Netbackup cleaning...
>
> If you've got cleaning tapes in the library but NB doesn't seem to
> recognize them, make sure NB knows they're cleaning tapes and not data
> tapes.
>
> Query the NB media database for tape type.
>
> vmquery -a -w | awk '$9!="-" && $3~/CLN/ {print $1}'
>
> This command should display any cleaning tapes in the library, as far
> as NB knows.  If it doesn't come back with  your cleaning tapes, your
> media type is set wrong.  This is often set using barcode rules.
>
> HTH - Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Dwyer [mailto:dfdwyer AT tecoenergy DOT com]
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 12:12 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Autoclean Feature on L700
>
> I have an L700 attached to a Sun E450 server running Solaris 2.8 and
> NBU 3.4
>
> I'm seeing the following message on the console :
>
> LTID [1185] Automatic cleaning of TLD(1) drive index 5 failed because
> there is no cleaning tape or the cleaning tape is used up.
>
> This strikes me as odd because I have (3) cleaning tapes inserted into
> that library, the AutoClean feature is set to ON (verified via
> operator panel) and the statistics for the cleaning tapes show that
> one has only been used (7) times and the other two have never been
> used yet (also verified through the operator panel). Am I missing
> something here? It has been my experience that I can AutoClean the
> drives or I can manage the process based on hours of usage using NBU
> but not both. Since this is an LTID message I'm assuming it is getting
> generated from NBU. What else needs to be done, if anything, to set up
> the AutoClean feature on the L700.
>
> Regards,
> Dennis
>
> Dennis F. Dwyer
> Manager, Systems Software
> Tampa Electric Company
>
> (813) 225-5181  - Voice
> (813) 275-3599  - FAX
>
> Visit our corporate website at www.tecoenergy.com
>
> Quote: "Time is not a test of the truth"
> Translation: Just because you've always done it that way, doesn't make
> it right
>
>
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I have got a lot of cleaning messages with my two libraries (L700 and STK9740)
under 3.4GA&nbsp;&nbsp; They are both set to autoclean, and I wanted to
turn NB's TapeAlert cleaning off.&nbsp; Is there still a way to do that?&nbsp;
Thanks in advance....Gerrit
<br>&nbsp;
<p>"Donaldson, Mark" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>&nbsp;
<p><font size=-1>The library has an autoclean feature and netbackup has
a cleaning feature via Tape Alert.&nbsp; You should use one or the other
but not both.</font>
<p><font size=-1>For Netbackup cleaning...</font>
<p><font size=-1>If you've got cleaning tapes in the library but NB doesn't
seem to recognize them, make sure NB knows they're cleaning tapes and not
data tapes.</font>
<p><font size=-1>Query the NB media database for tape type.</font>
<p><font size=-1>vmquery -a -w | awk '$9!="-" &amp;&amp; $3~/CLN/ {print
$1}'</font>
<p><font size=-1>This command should display any cleaning tapes in the
library, as far as NB knows.&nbsp; If it doesn't come back with&nbsp; your
cleaning tapes, your media type is set wrong.&nbsp; This is often set using
barcode rules.</font>
<p><font size=-1>HTH - Mark</font>
<p><font size=-1>-----Original Message-----</font>
<br><font size=-1>From: Dennis Dwyer [<a href="mailto:dfdwyer AT tecoenergy DOT 
com">mailto:dfdwyer AT tecoenergy DOT com</a>]</font>
<br><font size=-1>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 12:12 PM</font>
<br><font size=-1>To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu</font>
<br><font size=-1>Subject: [Veritas-bu] Autoclean Feature on L700</font>
<p><font size=-1>I have an L700 attached to a Sun E450 server running Solaris
2.8 and NBU 3.4</font>
<p><font size=-1>I'm seeing the following message on the console :</font>
<p><font size=-1>LTID [1185] Automatic cleaning of TLD(1) drive index 5
failed because there is no cleaning tape or the cleaning tape is used up.</font>
<p><font size=-1>This strikes me as odd because I have (3) cleaning tapes
inserted into that library, the AutoClean feature is set to ON (verified
via operator panel) and the statistics for the cleaning tapes show that
one has only been used (7) times and the other two have never been used
yet (also verified through the operator panel). Am I missing something
here? It has been my experience that I can AutoClean the drives or I can
manage the process based on hours of usage using NBU but not both. Since
this is an LTID message I'm assuming it is getting generated from NBU.
What else needs to be done, if anything, to set up the AutoClean feature
on the L700.</font>
<p><font size=-1>Regards,</font>
<br><font size=-1>Dennis</font>
<p><font size=-1>Dennis F. Dwyer</font>
<br><font size=-1>Manager, Systems Software</font>
<br><font size=-1>Tampa Electric Company</font>
<p><font size=-1>(813) 225-5181&nbsp; - Voice</font>
<br><font size=-1>(813) 275-3599&nbsp; - FAX</font>
<p><font size=-1>Visit our corporate website at www.tecoenergy.com</font>
<p><font size=-1>Quote: "Time is not a test of the truth"</font>
<br><font size=-1>Translation: Just because you've always done it that
way, doesn't make it right</font>
<br>&nbsp;
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