The problem will be in the setup of your library, not in NetBackup.   You 
are reporting the rightmost 6 characters of the barcode.  Normally the 
library will read the 'L1' 'L2' etc and identify the tape type - NetBackup 
does not see those letters.    Hunt in the library manuals for how to set 
the way the library handles barcodes.  I don't know about EVL libraries - 
what are they underneath the HP badge?

Or I could walk round...!

William D L Brown




"Dean" <dean.deano AT gmail DOT com> 
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06-Jan-2006 09:34
 
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Re: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning Tape Process NBU 5.1 Not functioning






> Netbackup sees the tape as Media ID N000L1
> Barcode Tag CLN0001

Might be something wrong there.

I don't know about that HP library (rebadged Quantum or ATL?). With STK 
libraries, if you put a cleaning tape in the correct slot, the library 
will automatically clean the drives when required, and NetBackup doesn't 
need to know about it - it doesn't even know about the cleaning tape. 

Cheers,
Dean

On 1/6/06, WEAVER, Simon <simon.weaver AT astrium.eads DOT net> wrote: 
Morning
I am having some problems getting Netbackup to use a Cleaning Tape on a 
NBU 5.1 MP1 Win2k3 Master Server.
 
I have a Cleaning Tape called CLN0001L as a Barcode. I have inserted into 
my HP EVL Tape Library into SLOT 1.
Netbackup sees the tape as Media ID N000L1
 
Now, reading the SysAdmin guide, it talks about creating a rule for 
barcodes, therefore I created a rule as follows:
 
Barcode Tag CLN0001
Max Mounts 40
Media Type 1/2 Cleaning Tape
Volume Pool NONE (and I have confirmed the tape is in this pool)
Description - Cleaning Tape
 
So, rule created, I tried to use the GUI to run a clean but netbackup does 
not see the tape or actually recognise it!
 
Im wondering if anyone can advise where I have gone wrong? I can do a 
clean from the Robot, but its a very long process
 
Thank you
 
So from the Robot
 
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