Sounds like it may be a NetBackup DataBase tape

try running /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpsyncinfo 

and see what the media ids are that are currently being used.

David

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David A. Chapa
Consulting Manager
DataStaff, Inc.
847 413 1144

On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Martin Kadlez wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I've got a problem when trying to delete a single volume
> (DLT7000-Cartridge) from the Netbackup-Database. In the GUI
> (Media-Management) the media-ID is displayed and assigned, so I tryed to
> do a bpexpdate -ev DZI006 -d 0 to unassign it.
> 
> The answer from the media server is:
>     requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM
> volume database.
> 
> It's not possible to delete the volume when it's assigned.
> My question: Why is the media displayed in the GUI but not via
> bpmedialist? Is there any way to delete the volume?
> 
> thanx
> Martin
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