Hi,

Im trying to make sure I can use our offsite tape in
case primary copy corrupted. When I test offsite tape,
Im going to change back to onsite tape as primary.
Anyway bpimagelist command return no entity so I used
this option instead "./bpimagelist -L -hoursago 64".
result as follow:

Client:            sunprod
Backup ID:         sunprod_1068584871
Policy:            sunprod_bkp1
Policy Type:       Standard (0)
Proxy Client:      (none specified)
Creator:           root
Name1:             (none specified)
Sched Label:       Full
Schedule Type:     FULL (0)
Retention Level:   3 weeks (2)
Backup Time:       Tue Nov 11 2003 11:17:11
(1068584871)
Elapsed Time:      5752 second(s)
Expiration Time:   Tue Dec 02 2003 21:07:51
(1070399271)
Compressed:        no
Encrypted:         no
Kilobytes:         163365088
Number of Files:   124967
Number of Copies:  2
Number of Fragments:   2
Histogram:         -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
DB Compressed:     no
Files File Name:   sunprod_bkp1_1068584871_FULL.f
SW Version:        (none specified)
Options:           0x0
MPX:               0
TIR Info:          0
TIR Expiration:    Thu Jan 01 1970 01:00:00 (0)
Keyword:           (none specified)
Ext Security Info: no
File Restore Raw:  no
Image Dump Level:  0
File System Only:  no
Object Descriptor: (none specified)
Previous BI Time:  Thu Jan 01 1970 01:00:00 (0)
BI Full Time:      Thu Jan 01 1970 01:00:00 (0)
Request Pid:       0
Backup Status:     0
Stream Number:     0
Backup Copy:       Standard (0)
Primary Copy:      2
Image Type:        0  (Regular)
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         1
 Kilobytes:        163365088
 Remainder:        0
 Media Type:       Media Manager (2)
 Density:          hcart (6)
 File Num:         1
 ID:               Z322L1
 Host:             sunprod
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           2
 Media Date:       Tue Nov 11 2003 21:07:51
(1068584871)
 Dev Written On:   0
 Flags:            0x0
 Media Descriptor:        ?
 Expiration Time:  Tue Dec 02 2003 21:07:51
(1070399271)
 MPX:              0
 retention_lvl:    3 weeks (2)
 i_unused2:        0
 i_unused1:        0
Copy number:       2
 Fragment:         1
 Kilobytes:        163365088
 Remainder:        0
 Media Type:       Media Manager (2)
 Density:          hcart (6)
 File Num:         1
 ID:               Z321L1
 Host:             sunprod
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           2
 Media Date:       Tue Nov 11 2003 22:44:56
(1068590696)
 Dev Written On:   1
 Flags:            0x0
 Media Descriptor:        ?
 Expiration Time:  Tue Dec 02 2003 21:07:51
(1070399271)
 MPX:              0
 retention_lvl:    3 weeks (2)
 i_unused2:        0
 i_unused1:        0

Strange as primary copy = 2. Am I missing something
here or my duplicate command is wrong?

regards,
Feroz


 --- "Donaldson, Mark"
<Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com> wrote: > Had to do a
little homework on this.
> 
> Try: "bpimagelist -backupid sunprod_1068584871 -L"
> 
> And look for a line that says "Primary Copy".
> 
> An aside, though, would be why you want your offsite
> copy to be primary?  If
> you have to do a restore, the offsite tape has to be
> returned to fulfill the
> request.  If you leave your onsite copy as primary,
> then it'll be easily
> available.
> 
> -M
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Feroz F. Basir [mailto:dbase77 AT yahoo DOT com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:46 AM
> To: Donaldson, Mark;
> veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] switch primary backup with
> duplicate tape
> 
> 
> Mark,
> 
> This is ouput of "bpimmedia":
> 
> Backup-ID            Policy     Type  RL  Files   C 
> E
>  T  PC  Expires
> Copy Frag    KB Type Density FNum      Off      
> Host 
>      DWO MPX Expires     
>      RL MediaID
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> ----------------
> sunprod_1068584871   sunprod_bk FULL  2   124967  N 
> N
>  R  2   21:07 12/02/2003
>  1   1 163365088 RMed hcart   1         2        
> sunprod    0   N   21:07 12/02
> /2003 2  Z322L1
>  2   1 163365088 RMed hcart   1         2        
> sunprod    1   N   21:07 12/02
> /2003 2  Z321L1
> 
> Tape Z322L1 is primary and Z321L1 is offsite. I want
> to change tape Z321L1 to be primary so I used this
> command:
> "bpduplicate -npc 2 -backupid sunprod_10685848". 
> 
> Nothing happen when I run "bpimmedia" again and got
> same result. How do I check if I successfully change
> the offsite tape as primary? Apart from trying to
> run
> restore. Can I check it using command line? Perhap
> my
> command sytax is wrong.
> 
> Thank you again.
> 
> regards,
> Feroz
>  
> 
>  --- "Donaldson, Mark"
> <Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com> wrote: > You don't
> have to expire the primary tape to switch.
> > 
> > The primary copy is, by definition, the copy that
> is
> > when a restore job is
> > requested.  By default it is Copy number 1.  If
> you
> > create a duplicate tape,
> > that new copy only becomes a primary restore copy
> > under two conditions:
> > 
> > 1. The original primary copy (copy number 1) is
> > expired
> > 
> > ..or..
> > 
> > 2. You manually declare the duplicate to be the
> > primary copy.  In v3.4, this
> > was done with the bpduplicate command, in v4.5
> it's
> > done with the
> > bpchangeprimary or the bpduplicate commands.
> > 
> > v3.4
> >      
> >      
> /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpduplicate
> > -npc new_primary_copy
> >            -backupid backup_id [-client name]
> > v4.5
> >      
> /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpduplicate
> > -npc new_primary_copy
> >            -backupid backup_id [-local] [-client
> > name]
> > ..or..
> > 
> >     
> > /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpchangeprimary
> >           -copy number | -pool volume_pool |
> -group 
> > volume_group
> >           [-id backup_id]
> >           [-M master_server]
> > 
> >     
> > /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpchangeprimary
> >           -copy number | -pool volume_pool |
> -group
> > volume_group
> >           [-sl schedule_name] [-pn policy_name]
> >           [-st schedule_type] [-pt policy_type]
> >           [-cl client_name]
> >           [-kw keyword]
> >           [-sd mm/dd/yyyy [HH:MM:SS]] [-ed
> > mm/dd/yyyy [HH:MM:SS]]
> >           [-M master_server]
> > 
> > HTH - Mark
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Feroz F. Basir [mailto:dbase77 AT yahoo DOT com]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:21 AM
> > To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> > Subject: [Veritas-bu] switch primary backup with
> > duplicate tape
> > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Im a bit confuse using "bpduplicate" to switch
> > primary
> > backup with duplicate tape. Anybody can give me
> some
> > example on how to do this, please? I know that I
> > have
> > to expire the primary tape first before switching
> > over.
> > 
> > Thank you in advance.
> > 
> > regards,
> > feroz
> > 
> >
>
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