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<P>Thank you once again, I'll give this a try.!!<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Louis-Luc Le Guerrier <LEGUERRI AT CANR.HYDRO.QC DOT CA>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Louis-Luc Le Guerrier <LEGUERRI AT CANR.HYDRO.QC DOT
CA>
<DIV></DIV>>To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
<DIV></DIV>>CC: drt8243 AT hotmail DOT com
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Rotating Tapes
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:27:49 -0400 (EDT)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Hi David,
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I'd first like to tell you that I don't find using HTML in
<DIV></DIV>>this mailing list a good practice, and in general in the
<DIV></DIV>>UNIX world, because it makes the text barely readable with
<DIV></DIV>>all the codes and increases its size while reducing briefness.
<DIV></DIV>>I also received you e-mails in my personal box, and first
<DIV></DIV>>deleted them without being able to read them thinking they
<DIV></DIV>>were blank.
<DIV></DIV>>I believe (this is my opinion, though) that standard text is
<DIV></DIV>>the quickest, most efficient way to write messages, because
<DIV></DIV>>it doesn't need CPU and time consuming web browsers and will
<DIV></DIV>>reach the full audience no matter what mailer they use,
<DIV></DIV>>even on the legendary DEC PDP-11/70 at Bell Labs :-) ...
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> With Veritas, you need to update the volume database
<DIV></DIV>>to reflect the changes after you change the tapes in your
<DIV></DIV>>library. It's OK to physically make the changes in your robot
<DIV></DIV>>but after you need to do the following to update the Veritas
<DIV></DIV>>tape database:
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>1- Type 'bpadm' at the UNIX prompt.
<DIV></DIV>>2- When at the main menu, press 'e' for Volume Management, 's'
<DIV></DIV>> for Special Action, and 'v' for Inventory a robot.
<DIV></DIV>>3- Type the number corresponding to your library, and press
<DIV></DIV>> ENTER.
<DIV></DIV>>4- You will see a list with slot numbers on the left, the
<DIV></DIV>> next 2 columns showing what is physically in the robot,
<DIV></DIV>> the 2 following columns showing what is in the Veritas
<DIV></DIV>> inventory. And to the right, you will see a 'Yes' written
<DIV></DIV>> to each slot where the inventory differs from the reality.
<DIV></DIV>> So you should still see your 10 old tapes under 'Volume
<DIV></DIV>> Configuration' but the new ones under 'Robot Contents'.
<DIV></DIV>>5- Press any key, and when you see the Special Action menu,
<DIV></DIV>> press 'r' to Update Volume Configuration.
<DIV></DIV>>6- Again select the number corresponding to your robot, press
<DIV></DIV>> ENTER.
<DIV></DIV>>7- From the next menu, press 'u' to update the volume con-
<DIV></DIV>> figuration. You will see all the changes that Veritas
<DIV></DIV>> needs to do. Basically it will move your old tapes from
<DIV></DIV>> the slots they were in to "Standalone residence" which
<DIV></DIV>> means in storage outside the robot, and add new volume IDs
<DIV></DIV>> in the database for your new tapes and state in which slot
<DIV></DIV>> they are.
<DIV></DIV>>8- Press any key, and confirm 'y' to update the volume
<DIV></DIV>> configuration.
<DIV></DIV>>9- Press 'q' to go back to Special Actions menu, and type
<DIV></DIV>> 'v' again to make sure Veritas made all the changes
<DIV></DIV>> and there are no more 'yes' in the mismatches column.
<DIV></DIV>>10- If there are any mismatches, you need to update the
<DIV></DIV>> volume configuration again with 'r'. Otherwise you
<DIV></DIV>> may quit Veritas to the UNIX prompt.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Finally, the 'available_media' command will still show your
<DIV></DIV>>10 old tapes, but not in the robotic device, and will
<DIV></DIV>>show your 10 new tapes as available in their appropriate
<DIV></DIV>>slot in the robot. They should be available for the same
<DIV></DIV>>volume pool and Veritas will use them for the next backups.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Let us know if it works for you.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Good luck.
<DIV></DIV>>Louis-Luc
<DIV></DIV>>
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