Networker

Re: [Networker] HELP~ How to recycle the tapes?

2002-09-13 19:53:05
Subject: Re: [Networker] HELP~ How to recycle the tapes?
From: Matt Hemingway <matt.hemingway AT PCNALERT DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 16:52:41 -0700
I only know how to do it from the GUI.  But on the server open Networker, and
goto Media-->Volumes.  Click the volume you want to recycle, goto
Volume-->Change Mode-->Recycle.

Hope that helps!

-Matt

On Friday 13 September 2002 04:07 pm, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to Legato Networker.  We are using Networker for Solaris v6.1.2
> with Sun StorEdge L9 Autoloader.  Everything works well so far.  The
> question I have is how to recycle old tapes.  The Sun StorEdge L9 has 9
> tape slots in it.  When all 9 tapes are full, what I did is take out all
> the tapes and insert fresh tapes, then use NWADMIN to label those tapes.
> By doing this, Networker will also mount those tapes and continue the
> backups.  We just used up all tapes and I would like to recycle tapes from
> the first one.  I took out the last set of the tapes from L9 and insert set
> of old tapes that was labeled 001~009.  I can't figure out how to tell
> networker that I insert those tapes for recycling purpose.  Any idea?
>
> I did try to mount those tapes after I insert, but seems like I can only
> mount one at a time and takes 10 min to do so.  After mount the old tape,
> it still can't do the backup because those tapes are full.  Can someone
> instruct me simple steps to make things work?  Thank you so much

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