Check with

 

vmquery -m <mediaid>

 

if the specified media has an allocation date set. If so the tape is
assigned and has to be unassigned before it can be used for catalog backup.
If bpexpdate does not help use

 

      vmquery -deassignbyid  <mediaid> <poolnumber>  0

 

to manually deassign the tape (do not use this command for tapes you still
need!)

 

Hope this helps

 

Cheers

Ueli Schweizer

AGITE Software AG . Boesch 43 . CH-6331 Huenenberg . Switzerland
Direct: +41 79 204 9190 . Phone: +41 41 781 5678 . Fax: +41 41 781 5677
Ueli.Schweizer at AGITE-Software.com . http://www.AGITE-Software.com 

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From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Veritas
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Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 8:54 AM
To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Catalog backup gives error - media in use

 

Hi,

While I'm trying to backup catalog via java console OR bpadm, 

I choose a tape or DSU for catalog backup, it does'nt work and ends with
error "media in use".

I tried to expire the tape since it had only catalog backup, but does'nt
work bpexpdate exits with error. 

Any clues would be helpful.

Regards,
PP BIJU KRISHNAN

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