I think the Netbackup volume pool is used for catalog backups only.  And
catalog tapes are not in the catalog, so a bpmedialist won't show you
the tape.

Try assigning it to another pool like scratch, and then the media server
pull it when needed. 

-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Miles D.
Oliver
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 3:31 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] tapes in robot are expired but remain unused.


  I've got an issue with expired tapes that arent showing up as
available to be used for backup.

  Here is an example.

  I have a tape A00008 sitting in slot 6 of a Sun L280 tape robot, It
doesn't understand barcodes.


   bpmedialist -m A00008
requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM volume 
database

   vmquery -m A00008
========================================================================
========
media ID:              A00008
media type:            DLT cartridge tape (11)
barcode:               --------
media description:     Added by Media Manager
volume pool:           NetBackup (1)
robot type:            TLD - Tape Library DLT (8)
robot number:          0
robot slot:            6
robot control host:    vgn1
volume group:          00_000_TLD
vault name:            ---
vault sent date:       ---
vault return date:     ---
vault slot:            ---
vault session id:      ---
created:               Mon Dec 02 14:26:00 2002
assigned:              ---
last mounted:          Mon Aug 08 23:37:11 2005
first mount:           Mon Dec 02 17:37:29 2002
expiration date:       ---
number of mounts:      941
max mounts allowed:    ---
========================================================================
========

   The available_media command shows the tape as available

NetBackup pool

A00024  DLT      NONE     -       -      -       1     36228160 ACTIVE
A00002  DLT      NONE     -       -      -       -     -
AVAILABLE
A00003  DLT      TLD      0       3      -       -     -
AVAILABLE
A00006  DLT      NONE     -       -      -       -     -
AVAILABLE
A00008  DLT      TLD      0       6      -       -     -
AVAILABLE

  Why won't Netbackup see this tape and use it?

  Probably something simple but I can't seem to get it to work. I've 
searched the archives for anything useful on this but can find nothing.

  Can someone help me out or point me to where I can find out how to
make 
this, and other tapes sitting the robot now available and let Netbackup 
use it?


  $more version
HARDWARE SOLARIS
VERSION NetBackup 4.5FP_6
RELEASEDATE Fri Oct 24 00:31:56 CDT 2003



  --
  Miles D. Oliver
  www.mmoliver.org
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