First, DO NOT use vmquery -deassignbyid unless you know EXACTLY what
you are doing. If you deassin a tape you could be left with
inconsistent databases and potentially over write tapes causing data
loss.
Now, on to your import problem...
I suspect the error message "cannot import media that media id is
already active on some other server" is being caused because you may
have multiple media servers and specified the wrong server during
import.
You'll want to add the '-server' option to your initial bpimport
command. I think an example would be easier here. Let's assume you
have a Master server called nbmaster and media called nbmedia. If tape
J819L2 was written most recently by nbmedia, then no other media server
can use that tape until nbmedia releases it. Since there are still
valid images on the tape, nbmedia MUST be the media server that imports
the tape.
So, your initial command would be something like this:
# ./bpimport -create_db_info -id J819L2 -server nbmedia
Give that a try.
HTH
-Tim
On Jun 24, 2005, at 8:14 AM, ida3248b AT post.cybercity DOT dk wrote:
> Hello
>
> You can do vmquery -m J819L2 to see if the tape is assigned
> If it is you can do vmquery -deassignid J819L2
> Then you should be able to do the import phase 1+2 and the restore
>
> If it dosn't work you read the J819L2 tape with ..netbackup/bin/tar
> assuming
> UNIX
>
> For nonmultipexed tape, blocksize 256k:
> /usr/openv/netbackup/tar -itvf <norewind device> -b 512
>
> For multipexed tape, blocksize 256k:
> /usr/openv/netbackup/tar -iMtvf <norewind device> -b 512
>
> Regards
> Michael
>
> On 24 Jun 2005 07:26:14 -0000, Sudharsan.N wrote
>> hi,
>>
>> Further to my earlier mail.. some more inputs....
>>
>> I have 2 medias in this media pool.
>>
>> From the first media I tried restoring the expired images (using
>> bpimport)
> & it succeeded.But the backup I req is in the second media, when I do
> the
> bpimport it gives the error
>>
>> # ./bpimport -create_db_info -id J819L2
>> Import phase 1 started Fri Jun 24 2005 11:16:36
>> INF - Create DB information for media id J819L2.
>> INF - Initiation of bptm process to read media id J819L2 was
>> successful.
>> INF - Status = cannot perform specified media import operation.
>> cannot import media that media id is already active on some other
>> server <-
> - this message is coming in the activity monitor.
>>
>> But I donot see this media being accessed or used any where.However I
>> could
> run
>> bpmedialist -mcontents -m J819L2 on this media & it listed all the
>> images
> in it (both expired & active ones)
>>
>> Is there any way to release this media & retreive the backup??
>>
>> Regards
>> skn
>>
>> On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 Sudharsan.N wrote :
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have an expired image in one of my media.Is there any way to
>>> retrive
> that? I am unable to change the expiration date of the expired images
> (bpexpdate -backupid BACKUPID -d infinity).System gives the error
>>> "no entity was found".
>>>
>>> I am able to change the exp.date of images on the same media which
>>> is not
> expired.
>>>
>>> when I try to import the media system gives the error
>>>
>>> # ./bpimport -create_db_info -id J819L2
>>> Import phase 1 started Fri Jun 24 2005 11:16:36
>>> INF - Create DB information for media id J819L2.
>>> INF - Initiation of bptm process to read media id J819L2 was
>>> successful.
>>> INF - Status = cannot perform specified media import operation.
>>>
>>>
>>> Pls help out.
>>>
>>> Thanks & Regards
>>> skn
>>>
>>
>>
>
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