nsrmm -o manual 'volume' to make the whole volume manually recyclable
nsrmm -e 'new retention time' -S 'ssid'
nsrmm -w 'browse time' -S 'ssid'
On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 15:04 -0500, Browning, David wrote:
> That's my point - I want to stop the software from marking the tapes
> "recyc". Restoring from a tape like this is much more difficult, and I am
> trying to avoid having to restore a bootstrap, and then rebuilding 150+
> indexes. If I could just stop the Legato database in its current state, or
> "freeze" the database, that would be ideal. I guess that I could change the
> date of the system, but that would mess up new backups.
>
> David M. Browning Jr.
> LSUHSC Enterprise Network Operations/Help Desk
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT
> EDU] On
> Behalf Of Terrence R Haupt
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:46 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Stop recycling of tapes
>
> I would just keep the tapes out of the silo and shelve them until you are
> ready to use them. The system will mark them recyclable but will not be
> able to relabel them automatically. You can also tell the pools to NOT
> recycle from other pools (that is if you use other pool names and don't
> use the Default pool (which can not be changed). As long as the tapes are
> not in the silo they can not be over written or re labeled. I would also
> grab a bootstrap report right away. If you need to restore from a tape
> marked recyclable you will have to scan it in first or a saveset recover
> will allow you to restore complete savesets (this i am not 100% sure on
> but I'm pretty sure this is the case). The short and sweet of it is that
> marking a tape recyclable is a DB task not a physical tape task.
>
>
> Terrence R. Haupt
> SR UNIX Systems Administrator
> WIN, Technology Engineering
> Abbott Laboratories
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>
>
>
> Albert Eddie Contractor AFRPA/ESS <Eddie.Albert AT AFRPA.PENTAGON.AF DOT MIL>
> Sent by: Legato NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> 10/20/2005 02:18 PM
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> Eddie Contractor AFRPA/ESS
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> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> cc: (bcc: Terrence R Haupt/LAKE/CHMS/ABBOTT)
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Stop recycling of tapes
>
>
> David,
>
> First of all let me congratulate you on surviving Katrina (my daughter's
> name too)!
>
> Now...FYI, the tapes are not wiped or relabeled on auto-pilot. They are
> listed as "recyclable".
>
> One way I might handle this:
>
> Power up the Legato Server, but do not power up the tape library or
> disconnect the library from the SCSI chain.
>
> Then stop all of the backup groups on that server from running. The way
> I understand it the index files are kept both on the Networker Server
> and on the tapes.
>
> If the tapes are in the library when you check the index and it is past
> your browse/retention time. Your tapes will be "recyclable" but if all
> backup operations are Stopped they will NOT be recycled.
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> Semper Fidelis, /ALE
>
> Eddie Albert, Network Serf
> Air Force Real Property Agency
> Executive Services/Computer Systems
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> Eddie.Albert AT afrpa.Pentagon.af DOT mil
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Browning, David
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:48 PM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: [Networker] Stop recycling of tapes
> >
> > Hey everyone, just wondered if anyone has ever run into this
> > situation.
> >
> > As some of you know, we had to bring up an emergency data
> > center, complete with backup systems about 6 weeks ago, due
> > to Hurricane Katrina. Everything has been running fine, but
> > now the next step is being planned.
> >
> > I have a powered off Legato server and tape library down in
> > New Orleans.
> > When power is restored to the data center (the building
> > already has power, but we have not powered up equipment yet),
> > is there any way to power up the Networker Server, and have
> > it check the indexes, but NOT recycle any tapes.
> > Eventually, we will want to recycle the tapes, but for the
> > first 30 or 60
> > days, we probably do not want to recycle any tapes. We
> > will want to start
> > running backups once the data center comes up. Therein lies
> > the problem - I know I could extend the dates on FUTURE
> > backups, but how do I change the expiration dates on tapes
> > already written to?
> >
> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciate.
> >
> > David M. Browning Jr.
> > LSUHSC Enterprise Network Operations/Help Desk
> > (504) 398-1444 Direct (Temp New Orleans number)
> > (504) 914-7550 - Cell
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