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Re: [Networker] Incoherent Volflags and Volume Status fields for recyclable vols.

2006-12-14 10:34:33
Subject: Re: [Networker] Incoherent Volflags and Volume Status fields for recyclable vols.
From: Darren Dunham <ddunham AT TAOS DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:32:27 -0800
> Can someone explain me the reason why some recyclable volumes are
> flagged "READONLY" (volflags = r) and Eligible (state=E)
> vs other recycled volumes only Eligible (state=E) from mediadb?
> What's logic behind ? No suspect savesets and I really doubt
> the tapes to be manually software-forced read-only...

Good question.  Sometimes it appears, sometimes it doesn't.  

In the past I've suspected it was set on volumes that are mounted after
they become full.  I have no idea if that's true though.

-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
Got some Dr Pepper?                           San Francisco, CA bay area
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