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[Veritas-bu] Importing/Exporting tapes: vmchange and vmupdate

2001-02-16 14:43:54
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Importing/Exporting tapes: vmchange and vmupdate
From: David A. Chapa david AT datastaff DOT com
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 13:43:54 -0600
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What happens when you issue these commands and the mail cap becomes full
during the process and your script hasn't finished moving all of the tapes ?

Is there any way for the vm commands to determine how full the mail cap is
before you begin moving tapes to the cap?

You can determine these things with tldtest, I've not seen a way to do it
with the vm* commands.

I'm from the old school (v 1.6) so I could be wrong, maybe they have
changed.

David

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David A. Chapa
Consulting Manager
DataStaff, Inc.
847 413 1144
http://www.consulting.datastaff.com
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: anthony.guzzi AT storability DOT com [mailto:anthony.guzzi AT 
storability DOT com]
  Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 1:21 PM
  To: David A. Chapa
  Cc: veritas-bu AT Eng.Auburn DOT EDU
  Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Importing/Exporting tapes: vmchange and vmupdate



  Dave,

     Why would you want to combine 'tl*test' with the 'vm*' commands to move
tapes?  I've found that I can import and export tapes using just the vm
commands (no need for 'tl*test').  And while I have yet to have a reason to
do it, it appears the vm commands can also move tapes around the library.
The only times I've found that I need to use any of the '*test' commands
(e.g. robtest, tldtest) is to debug a problem with the library, never as a
normal course of daily processing.  It appears the Veritas software provides
a fairly complete set of commands and utilities ..... ITS THE DOCUMENTATION
OF THESE COMMANDS THAT'S LACKING!  (Hear that Veritas?)

  -- Tony Guzzi
  Solutions Engineer
  Storability, Inc.

  http://www.storability.com



       "David A. Chapa" <david AT datastaff DOT com>
        02/16/2001 02:03 PM


                To:        <anthony.guzzi AT storability DOT com>,
<veritas-bu AT Eng.Auburn DOT EDU>
                cc:
                Subject:        RE: [Veritas-bu] Importing/Exporting tapes:
vmchange and vmupdate



  Very true, hence using a combo of vm commands and tldtest to move mass
  amounts of media in ONE script is a pretty cool thing.

  Just so long as one remembers that tldtest doesn't change the state of the
  database logically.

  David

  <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
  David A. Chapa
  Consulting Manager
  DataStaff, Inc.
  847 413 1144
  http://www.consulting.datastaff.com


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  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
  anthony.guzzi AT storability DOT com=20
  [mailto:anthony.guzzi AT storability DOT com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, =
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  2001 1:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B> David A. Chapa<BR><B>Cc:</B>=20
  veritas-bu AT Eng.Auburn DOT EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Veritas-bu]=20
  Importing/Exporting tapes: vmchange and =
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  face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>Dave,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT =
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  size=3D2>&nbsp; &nbsp;Why would you want to combine 'tl*test' with the =
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  commands to move tapes? &nbsp;I've found that I can import and export =
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  using just the vm commands (no need for 'tl*test'). &nbsp;And while I =
have yet=20
  to have a reason to do it, it appears the vm commands can also move =
tapes=20
  around the library. &nbsp;The only times I've found that I need to use =
any of=20
  the '*test' commands (e.g. robtest, tldtest) is to debug a problem =
with the=20
  library, never as a normal course of daily processing. &nbsp;It =
appears the=20
  Veritas software provides a fairly complete set of commands and =
utilities=20
  ..... ITS THE DOCUMENTATION OF THESE COMMANDS THAT'S LACKING! =
&nbsp;(Hear that=20
  Veritas?)</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2><BR>-- Tony=20
  Guzzi<BR>Solutions Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif=20
  size=3D2>Storability, Inc.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif=20
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