Re: [Networker] Withdrawing tapes on an ACSLS silo

Hello,

I do something similar, using nsrjb -x and stk_eject (NW 7.3.2, Solaris 10) to 
kick tapes to one of the caps in our STK9310.  The ksh script below 
(abbreviated) will generate 2 different scripts (I like to double-check that 
its processing what I want correctly before running them) that remove the tapes 
from the library (nsrjb -x) and another one to kick them to a cap of my 
choosing.

#!/bin/ksh

#
#  Set variables
#

TAPES_TO_KICK=/tmp/tapes_to_eject.log
REMOVE_TAPES=/usr/local/bin/rt
KICK_TAPES=/usr/local/bin/kick_tapes

#
#  Discover which tapes need to come out 
#

#  <snip> Generate the list of tapes that goes to the TAPES_TO_KICK file 

#
#  Select which cap to use
#

print 'Choose which cap to use (1-6):'
PS3='cap?  '

select cap in \
    0,0,0 \
    0,0,1 \
    0,1,1 \
    0,1,0 \
    0,2,0 \
    0,2,1
do
    if [[ -n $cap ]]
    then
        CAP=$cap
        break
    else
        echo "Invalid option:  please select 1-6"
    fi
done

#
#  Create commands to remove the tapes from NetWorker and kick tapes to the cap
#

echo "" > $REMOVE_TAPES

echo "stk_eject youracslsserver $CAP NOWAITV \c" > $KICK_TAPES

for tape in `cat $TAPES_TO_KICK`
do
    echo "nsrjb -x -T $tape" >> $REMOVE_TAPES
    echo "$tape \c" >> $KICK_TAPES
done

exit 0


-Jonathan


-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of CHAUSSOY, Matthieu
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:59 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Withdrawing tapes on an ACSLS silo

Hi,

We faced the same problem and found the same issue :
- CAP in automatic mode with access_control enabled and vol_attr.dat configured
- withdraw tapes from Networker with -x and for each sucess, put it in a list 
and by the end send the list to ACSLS
- check CAP availability
- if OK, use /export/home/ACSSS/utils/ejecting.sh ${CAP} ${list} | cmd_proc -l


Cordialement,

Matthieu Chaussoy
DSI - Production
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-----Message d'origine-----
De : EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] De 
la part de O'Brien, Sharon L
Envoyé : jeudi 12 juillet 2007 16:57
À : NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Objet : Re: [Networker] Withdrawing tapes on an ACSLS silo

I'm having the same issue on my SL8500, so if anyone has any solutions, I'm 
very interested as well. 

-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Peter Viertel
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:39 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] Withdrawing tapes on an ACSLS silo

 
Hi,

Does anyone have experience with using the nsrjb -w command to withdraw tapes 
on an SL8500 or any acsls silo?  I'm tearing my hair out trying to get 
something resembling a coherent procedure to do this.

It seems that in order to permit sysops to load tapes I need to have the CAP in 
automatic mode but then that seems to be incompatible with whatever nw 7.3.2 is 
dong when it withdraws tapes...

I just tried this:

Nsrjb -j jukeboxname -vvvvv -w    xxxx xxx xxx   (11 volumes)

And had to type 'Yes' about six times, and the result was the 9th tape
in the list was put in the CAP and nothing else...   The SL8500 insists
on the CAP being opened and closed between each operation also - I don't much 
like that as it's a long walk (about 30km) each time.


I'm considering not using -w, instead using -x to remove it from the inventory 
and then acsls eject command.



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