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2003-01-08 10:58:52
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Expire Infinity Tapes?
From: Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com (Donaldson, Mark)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 08:58:52 -0700 
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I've found that sometimes if you expire the images with bpexpdate, it
doesn't change the "assigned" date but it will delete the images. ( A query
with "bpimmedia -mediaid <tapenum>" will return nothing. )
 
If you wait, eventually NB will get around to changing the assigned date to
a null value & the tape is reusable.  If you want to hurry the process, you
can run "bpexpdate -deassignempty -force" and it'll do it right then.
 
-M
-----Original Message-----
From: Arterburn, Michael [mailto:Michael.Arterburn AT ArvinMeritor DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:09 AM
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Expire Infinity Tapes?


I ran some backups a long time ago that we weren't sure when we would need
so we set the retention to Infinity. Now that we do not have the need for
this media anymore I would like to expire them so I can re-use the tapes.  I
have attempted multiple different ways to expire the media on the tape and
read the manual a few times, but for some reason I cannot change the
expiration from infinity to any date.  I have used the CLI, motif gui and
java gui.
 
Info on sys:  Solaris 8, Netbackup 3.4.1, SSO with 9 media servers.  
 
Bpexpdate looks like it worked, but it doesn't show when looking back at the
tape.  
 
Thank you for any help you can provide.
 
Michael Arterburn <mailto:michael.arterburn AT arvinmeritor DOT com> 
ArvinMeritor Inc. <http://www.arvinmeritor.com> 
Unix  <http://www.hulubei.net/tudor/cool/UnixSysadmins.html> Administrator
Phone:  <http://www.dialpad.com> 812.379.3315

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<DIV><SPAN class=3D626585415-08012003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I've=20
found that sometimes if you expire the images with bpexpdate, it =
doesn't change=20
the "assigned" date but it will delete the images.&nbsp;( A query with=20
"bpimmedia -mediaid &lt;tapenum&gt;" will return nothing. =
)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D626585415-08012003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D626585415-08012003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>If you=20
wait, eventually NB will get around to changing the assigned date to a =
null=20
value &amp; the tape is reusable.&nbsp; If you want to hurry the =
process, you=20
can run "bpexpdate -deassignempty -force" and it'll do it right=20
then.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D626585415-08012003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D626585415-08012003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>-M</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Arterburn, =
Michael=20
  [mailto:Michael.Arterburn AT ArvinMeritor DOT com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> =
Wednesday, January=20
  08, 2003 8:09 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
  'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Veritas-bu] =
Expire=20
  Infinity Tapes?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV class=3DSection1>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I ran some backups a =
long time ago=20
  that we weren't sure when we would need so we set the retention to =
Infinity.=20
  Now that we do not have the need for this media anymore I would like =
to <SPAN=20
  class=3DGramE>expire</SPAN> them so I can re-use the tapes.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>I have attempted multiple =
different=20
  ways to expire the media on the tape and read the manual a few times, =
but for=20
  some reason I cannot change the expiration from infinity to any date. =
<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>I have used the CLI, motif =
<SPAN=20
  class=3DSpellE><SPAN class=3DGramE>gui</SPAN></SPAN> and java <SPAN=20
  class=3DSpellE>gui</SPAN>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
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Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Info on sys:<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Solaris 8, <SPAN=20
  class=3DSpellE>Netbackup</SPAN> 3.4.1, SSO with 9 media servers.<SPAN =

  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DSpellE><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Bpexpdate</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT=20
  face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> looks=20
  like it worked, but it doesn't show when looking back at the =
tape.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you for any help =
you can=20
  provide.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes"><A=20
  href=3D"mailto:michael.arterburn AT arvinmeritor DOT com">Michael =
Arterburn<BR></A><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.arvinmeritor.com";>ArvinMeritor =
Inc.</A></SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes"><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.hulubei.net/tudor/cool/UnixSysadmins.html";>Unix=20
  Administrator</A><BR><A href=3D"http://www.dialpad.com";>Phone:=20
  812.379.3315</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: =
yes"><BR>&nbsp; From=20
  my <A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/products/model_dimen_1_dimen_8200.=
htm">PC</A>...=20
  through the <A =
href=3D"http://www.faqs.org/faqs/LANs/";>LAN</A>...&nbsp; over the=20
  <A href=3D"http://sysday.tripod.com/pRodney.jpg";>data cables</A>... =
to the <A=20
  href=3D"http://www.findanisp.com/";>ISP</A>... out of the <A=20
  href=3D"http://www.mirc.co.uk/help/proxies.html";>proxies</A>... =
nothing but <A=20
  href=3D"http://www.internet.com";>net</A>!</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
  size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
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12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM=
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