On Wed, 2 May 2007, Alexander Skwar wrote:

> Hello.
>
> Is there a way to have Netbackup 6.0 MP4 @ Solaris generate a list of
> *ALL* the media it knows about on the command line?
>
> When I go to the Java admin GUI -> Media and Device Management -> Media,
> I see all the media the Netbackup system knows about. Even those tapes,
> which aren't currently inserted in one of the trays.
>
> How do I get this exact listing on the command line? I know about the
> admincmd/bpmedialist command, but this only seems to list those media,
> which are currently available. Not those which are offline (ie. not in
> the magazines, from which the robot can fetch tapes).
>
> But I'm primarily interested in those tapes, which are NOT in the mags.
> How do I get such a list?
>
> What I need that for? I'd like to write a script, which shows me, which
> tapes I should take from the offsite storage and insert in the machine.
> I only want to insert tapes, which are completely expired (ie. those tapes,
> where all the images are expired).
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Alexander Skwar
>
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1. /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -a

This will list every piece of media netbackup has ever touched-- however, 
it will be from the volume manager perspective, not an image one.