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[Veritas-bu] How to re-use a Netbackup Catalog tape for normal backups

2003-03-05 10:20:59
Subject: [Veritas-bu] How to re-use a Netbackup Catalog tape for normal backups
From: kovalev AT ot DOT ru (Vyacheslav Kovalev)
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 18:20:59 +0300
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Yes David,
but I would recommend to label such single tapes interactivity,  (IMHO).
The option -o is more preferable when you label  the big volume pool 
using simple script (as example):

for i in 1 2 ....20 ...
do
bplabel -o -m A000$i ....
...
done.

Rgds,   
    Vyacheslav Kovalev.



David A. Chapa wrote:

>make sure you use the -o (overwrite) option with bplabel.
>
>Quoting Vyacheslav Kovalev <kovalev AT ot DOT ru>:
>
>>Hi,
>>in this case you can use "bplabel" with appropriate options.
>>
>>Rgds, Vyacheslav
>>
>>>Message: 3
>>>From: "Shingal, Anit (MED, TCS, GEMS-IT)" <Anit.Shingal AT med.ge DOT com>
>>>To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>>>Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 08:41:31 -0600 
>>>Subject: [Veritas-bu] How to re-use a Netbackup Catalog tape for normal
>>>
>>backups
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>How can i re-use a tape which was earlier used to backup Netbackup
>>>Catalog, for normal backups ? I've tried de-assigning it by command line
>>>and putting it in a different volume pool, but still netbackup is
>>>somehow able to recognize the tape as a catalog backup tape and freezes
>>>the tape.
>>>Any ideas/suggestions would help.
>>>Thanks,
>>>anit
>>>
>>
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Yes David,<br>
but I would recommend to label such single tapes interactivity,&nbsp; 
(IMHO).<br>
The option -o is more preferable when you label &nbsp;the big volume pool using
simple script (as example):<br>
<br>
for i in 1 2 ....20 ...<br>
do<br>
bplabel -o -m A000$i .... <br>
...<br>
done.<br>
<br>
Rgds,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vyacheslav Kovalev.<br>
<br>
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David A. Chapa wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:1046876220.3e66103c74633 AT dsihost-srv01 DOT 
com">
  <pre wrap="">make sure you use the -o (overwrite) option with 
bplabel.<br><br>Quoting Vyacheslav Kovalev <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
href="mailto:kovalev AT ot DOT ru">&lt;kovalev AT ot DOT 
ru&gt;</a>:<br><br></pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <pre wrap="">Hi,<br>in this case you can use "bplabel" with appropriate 
options.<br><br>Rgds, Vyacheslav<br><br></pre>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">Message: 3<br>From: "Shingal, Anit (MED, TCS, GEMS-IT)" <a 
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Anit.Shingal AT med.ge DOT 
com">&lt;Anit.Shingal AT med.ge DOT com&gt;</a><br>To: <a 
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn 
DOT edu">veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu</a><br>Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 
08:41:31 -0600 <br>Subject: [Veritas-bu] How to re-use a Netbackup Catalog tape 
for normal<br></pre>
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      <pre wrap="">backups<br></pre>
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        <pre wrap="">Hi,<br>How can i re-use a tape which was earlier used to 
backup Netbackup<br>Catalog, for normal backups ? I've tried de-assigning it by 
command line<br>and putting it in a different volume pool, but still netbackup 
is<br>somehow able to recognize the tape as a catalog backup tape and 
freezes<br>the tape.<br>Any ideas/suggestions would 
help.<br>Thanks,<br>anit<br><br></pre>
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href="http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu";>http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu</a><br><br></pre>
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Systems Engineer,
Tech. Department

"Open Technologies" 6 floor, 
Obruchev st. 30/1, 
Moscow, 117861, Russia

Tel: (095) 787-7027
Fax: (095) 787-7028
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ot.ru";>http://www.ot.ru</a>

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