[Networker] Move tapes offsite & autochanger
2008-10-13 12:35:39
The -w withdraws one or more catridges to the cartridge access ports... I don't
have load/unload ports on my library. So this doesn't apply. Same with -d for
deposit.
Francis Swasey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Read the nsrjb man page -- specifically the -w and -d flags. I assume
> you are likely running NetWorker 7.4 since you just did clones for the
> first time.... it has a library management daemon that really hates you
> doing manual changes. As you found, you have jump through extraordinary
> hoops to make it see reality after performing manual changes.
>
> I am also assuming that your library has one or more I/O slots for
> programmatic deposit and withdrawal of tapes.
>
> Frank
>
> On 10/13/08 11:35 AM, JGillTech wrote:
>
> > My clone operation ran for the first time over the weekend. Now I want to
> > take the tape out of my Quantum Scalar 50 library and move offsite. What
> > is the process for taking a tape out of the autochanger and making
> > NetWorker aware of the change? I did the following procedure, but ran into
> > some issues along the way:
> >
> > 1.) Marked the tape full with "nsrjb -o full {barcode}
> > 2.) Updated the location field with NW Admin Console
> > 3.) Brought tape library offline, and pulled tape
> > 4.) Inserted new volume into library
> >
> > When I brought my library back online, I noticed the status of the library
> > within the Admin console didn't reflect pulling the tape. So I manually
> > tried to inventory that slot.. which didn't pickup the change (very
> > concerning). So I issued a "reset" command to the library, which finally
> > worked. Then I relabeled the new tape. I went to the volumes tree under
> > media (NW Admin Console) and noticed the location field didn't retain the
> > information. I update this information once again.
> >
> > What is wrong with this process?
> >
> > Furthermore, I tried to use the offsite flag with the command "nsrmm - o
> > offsite -v {barcode}" I didn't notice this actually doing anything to the
> > volume... nothing I could query or see for that fact. What does this do,
> > if anything? Should I use this in my offsite procedure?
> >
> > BTW: I don't have any load/unload ports on my Scalar.
> >
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