Hello Dave
 
Using netbackup 3.4 on solaris 7 and a stk L700 we saw a problem with false 
status code 96's. 
To check if you have the problem we were seeing, check the bptm log and see if 
there is a status 96 there. If  there is no bptm entry but you can find it in 
the bpsched log then it looks like the same problem. 
Veritas tech support gave us a timeout to add to the bp.conf file and gave us 
some changes to the /etc/system file. This stopped the false status 96 errors. 
 
But we are still getting status code 134, but less, and msgget errors. So we 
are still looking at resource issues. 
 
Regards len 

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Dave Markham [mailto:dave.markham AT fjserv DOT net] 
        Sent: Fri 5/9/2003 6:33 AM 
        To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
        Cc: 
        Subject: [Veritas-bu] error 96 but have scratch
        
        
        I am seeing a weird activity
        Im running netbackup 3.2 on solaris 8 with an L1000 unit attached
         
        I have various classes and schedules set up which all seem to work ok 
but im am seeing more and more error 96 no media to assign which is fine if 
there is none, but when I look I see plenty of scratch in the jukebox which is 
odd.
        It seems that tapes from scratch are not being taken and changed to the 
pool required but at times they might be.
         
        I have no frozen tapes and no down drives although bperror -U -media 
shows reports :-
         
        1052446020 1 132 8 tpf-pbs1 19280 0 0 tpf-pas3 bptm media id DBQ856 is 
in a DOWN drive, misplaced, or unmountable; attempting retry with different 
media id
        1052446164 1 132 8 tpf-pbs1 19280 0 0 tpf-pas3 bptm media id DBQ838 is 
in a DOWN drive, misplaced, or unmountable; attempting retry with different 
media id
        1052446312 1 132 8 tpf-pbs1 19280 0 0 tpf-pas3 bptm media id DBQ883 is 
in a DOWN drive, misplaced, or unmountable; attempting retry with different 
media id
        
        Anyone seen anything like this? or have any idea why scratch may not be 
used ?
         
        I have an auto-sratch script which runs and places all deassigned media 
into scratch pool each day too so there should be scratch.
         
        Dave