Turns out it was a semaphore error problem.  Turns out that the admin 
before me never setup params in /etc/system and Nebackup just plain ran 
out of resources.

  Made changes to /etc/system, rebooted and am happily on my way.


> Run the bprecover command using the catalog tape from prior to the loss
> of data.  Instruction documented in the Troubleshooting Guide.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Miles D.
> Oliver
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:06 AM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] lost all output about volmes, 4.5 FP8
>
>
>  Something strange has happened to my 4.5FP6 Netbackup installation.
>
>  I've lost lots of information about my tapes and need to recover this
> info.
>
>  available_meda reports no output.
>  search of volumes in bpadm,media management also reports nothing.
>
>  I have info from a bpmedialist -summary command
>
>  How can I recover this info?
>
>
>  available_media
> media   media   robot   robot   robot   side/   ret    size     status
>  ID     type    type      #     slot    face    level  KBytes
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> DataStore pool
>
> Database pool
>
> Manual pool
>
> NetBackup pool
>
> None pool
>
> It was there yesterday, Info from bpadm,
>
>      e)  Media Management...
>      p)  Print Information about Volumes
>      s)  Search
>
> media   media  robot  robot  robot  side/  optical  # mounts/      last
>  ID     type   type     #    slot   face   partner  cleanings    mount
> time
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
>
> Shows no information, I would get a report of what tapes in what slots.
>
>
> Information from bpmedialist shows
>
> bpmedialist -summary
>
> ************************************************************************
> *******
> MEDIA SUMMARY FOR SERVER vgn1 ON Wed Aug 24 2005 09:51:06
> ************************************************************************
> *******
>
> ACTIVE   FULL  SUSPENDED  FROZEN  IMPORTED
>     2      8        0        8        1
>
> Number of NON-ACTIVE media that:
>        8 - are currently EXPIRED
>             A00001 expired 10/30/2003 22:35 (FROZEN)
>             A00014 expired 08/29/2004 00:41 (FROZEN)
>             A00013 expired 08/18/2004 23:33 (FROZEN)
>             A00015 expired 08/25/2004 03:33 (FROZEN)
>             A00016 expired 08/22/2004 01:35 (FROZEN)
>             A00012 expired 08/30/2004 06:33 (FROZEN)
>             A00020 expired 01/09/2005 23:35 (FROZEN)
>             A00022 expired 01/08/2005 23:35 (FROZEN)
>        3 - will expire within 1 week
>             A00032 expires 08/27/2005 22:05
>             A00003 expires 08/29/2005 18:45 (IMPORTED)
>             A00024 expires 08/28/2005 02:35
>        6 - will expire in greater than three months
>             A00011 expires INFINITY
>             A00005 expires INFINITY
>             A00010 expires INFINITY
>             A00009 expires INFINITY
>             A00018 expires INFINITY
>             A00025 expires INFINITY
>
> Number of ACTIVE media that, as of now:
>        1 - will expire within 1 week
>             A00033 expires 08/29/2005 06:35
>        1 - will expire in greater than three months
>             A00029 expires INFINITY
>
> Summary by retention level of ALL media
>      Level   # Media        Megabytes
>        1        12           488345.7
>        9         7           232225.1
>
>
>

-- 
  Miles D. Oliver
  www.mmoliver.org