Check out your device configuration - mount retention .

Cheers
Andy




Ken Chamberlain <ken.chamberlain AT UTORONTO DOT CA>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 
27/09/2000
11:14:17

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Subject:  Re: Changing configuration to use 4 drives


OK, I tried changing devclass 3590 to format=DRIVE and mountlimit=DRIVES
but I'm still getting "no drives".
I think if tapes are mounted but idle they aren't being dismounted to
supply
the requested backup operation.  This is especially true if the less than 4
tapes are mounted and idle and the backup operation has been configured to
use all drives.
If I manually dismount all tapes prior to the backup operation all is OK.