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[Veritas-bu] Tape library is full - remove older tapes / images?

2003-09-12 11:12:21
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Tape library is full - remove older tapes / images?
From: abrowne AT tigr DOT org (Browne, Alec)
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:12:21 -0400
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Because of sudden rapid growth, our STK L700 robot library is full.  We used
to have enough room to keep three months of daily incrementals in the
library, but alas that's not possible any more.
 
We are going to change our retention policy, but in the meantime I need to
clear out some space.
 
Any caveats in using bpmedialist to find full images that expire this month
and then eject those?  After I eject those full tapes and re-inventory the
robot, will there be any problems due to their absence?
 
It doesn't look like bpmedialist differentiates between tapes in the library
and those in our offsite vault - does it?
 
NBU 4.5, Solaris 8 master server.
 
Scripts are always helpful.
 
Thanks!
 
Alec Browne
abrowne AT tigr DOT org <mailto:abrowne AT tigr DOT org> 

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<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because of sudden 
rapid growth, our STK L700 robot library is full.&nbsp; We used to have enough 
room to keep three months of daily incrementals in the library, but alas that's 
not possible any more.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are going to 
change our retention policy, but in the meantime I need to clear out some 
space.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any caveats in 
using 
bpmedialist to find full images that expire this month and then eject 
those?&nbsp; After I eject those full tapes and re-inventory the robot, will 
there be any problems due to their absence?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2>It doesn't look 
like 
bpmedialist differentiates between tapes in the library and those in our 
offsite 
vault - does it?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2>NBU 4.5, Solaris 8 
master server.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scripts are always 
helpful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN><FONT 
face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Thanks!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alec 
Browne</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=163160115-12092003><FONT face=Arial size=2><A 
href="mailto:abrowne AT tigr DOT org">abrowne AT tigr DOT 
org</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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