Networker

[Networker] Media Info suggest manually labeling a new writable volume

2008-10-22 15:35:10
Subject: [Networker] Media Info suggest manually labeling a new writable volume
From: ceejay187 <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:32:55 -0400
A Darren Dunham wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 09:49:40AM -0400, ceejay187 wrote:
> 
> 
> > I am a newbie here. I am getting this error message "Media Info:
> > Suggest manually labeling a new writable volume for pool".
> > 
> 
> That sounds like you're trying to do a backup and Networker can't find:
> 
> * An appendable tape in the required pool
> * A recyclable tape in the required pool
> * A recyclable tape in a foreign pool that can be recycled from
> 
> 
> > I have to manually label an already labeled available tape in order
> > for the job to start backing up.
> > 
> 
> "already labeled available"?  Is it in the same pool?  Is it appendable?
> Is it recyclable?  What makes it available?
> 
> -- 
> Darren
> 
> 
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I have switched some tapes to appendable and some are full recyclable in the 
Filesystem pool. When it is time to backup I get a message saying Media 
Info:Suggest manually labeling a new writable volume for pool filesystem. Then 
I start to manually label a tape to Filesystem again and then it starts to back 
up. It is very weird because it does this too a few clients only.

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