Hello,

Ran into the same problem and found I had to also code a -h (hostname of media 
server)
for mine to work.  The -h host name would be that of the client that serviced 
the tape
request.  We are a multihosted environment and each server keeps a database of 
media.

> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:24:55 -0400
> From: Jason Ahrens <AhrensJ AT psi DOT ca>
> To: Veritas BU <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Unable to change status of media
> 
> Recently I have begun trying to change the status of some media (for during
> scripts). In particular, I am attempting to freeze a volume so that it will
> not be chosen for a future operation by the script (because of what this
> script does, if I do not somehow make the tape 'unavailable' it is a
> certainty it will be used again immediately).
> 
> As can be seen below, the media exists to vmquery, but a bpmedia -freeze
> fails telling me it does not exist.
> 
> Any clues on why this might be?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> root@veritasmaster1:/usr/openv/scripts/tmp#
> /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpmedia -freeze -ev 010521 -v
> <2>bpmedia: INITIATING: NetBackup 3.4GA created: 2000060700
> <2>bpmedia: requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM
> volume database
> requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM volume
> database
> <2>bpmedia: EXIT status = 95
> root@veritasmaster1:/usr/openv/scripts/tmp# vmquery -m 010521
> ============================================================================
> ====
> media ID:              010521
> media type:            1/2" cartridge tape (6)
> barcode:               010521
> description:           ----
> volume pool:           STG1 (2)
> robot type:            TLD - Tape Library DLT (8)
> robot number:          0
> robot slot:            368
> robot host:            veritasmaster1
> volume group:          00_000_TLD
> created:               Fri Aug 11 10:15:56 2000
> assigned:              Sat May 19 03:03:43 2001
> last mounted:          Sat May 19 20:02:35 2001
> first mount:           Sat May 19 03:02:27 2001
> expiration date:       ---
> number of mounts:      2
> max mounts allowed:    ---
> status:                0x0
> ============================================================================
> ====
> 
> Jason
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> Systems Administrator/Backup Specialist
> PSINet Limited
> http://www.psi.ca
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