I used the "media_deassign_notify" script.  Put this in your
..\netbackup\bin directory.  This is for linux but can be made to run in
Windows.  Just make sure to not use the robot number of the actual
library.  We had 2 VTLs at this location and robot 0 was a tape library.
I'm sure it could be cleaner but it worked so we left it alone.

$4 = robot number
$1 = mediaid

Just put the following at the end of the script.  
___________________________________________

if [ $4 -eq "1" ]
then 
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bplabel -o -m $1 -d hcart -p Scratch
elif [ $4 -eq "2" ]
then
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bplabel -o -m $1 -d hcart -p Scratch
else exit 0
fi
___________________________________________

Joe Infantino
MCP, MCSA, Security+, ITILv3
Senior Systems Analyst
Security and Server Operations
Intersil Corporation

email: jinfantino AT intersil DOT com
office: 321-724-7119
fax: 321-729-1186

www.intersil.com


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[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of ellisj1
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:08 PM
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Subject: [Veritas-bu] Quick Erase Script (Windows)

This is not elegant but it does the job.  I suspect you may have moved
on from this issue quite some time ago.

I use this script for Veritas NetBackup 6.5.6 installation with a VTL
library and a physical library.

First I navigate to the installation directory\volmgr\bin directory cd\
cd "Program Files"\Veritas\volmgr\bin"

Next I create a list of tapes in the Scratch pool

vmquery -pn Scratch -l>c:\scratchlist.txt  

(Note: The name of the pool is Case-sensitive so be sure you list the
pool the way it shows up in Veritas)

Finally I run a FOR loop command using the file just created above.

for /f %a in (c:\scratchlist.txt) do C:\"Program
Files"\Veritas\netbackup\bin\admincmd\bplabel -m %a -d hcart -o -p
Scratch -host mediaserver -erase

I have schedule this CMD file to run daily to reclaim the VTL disk space
for the expired media.  The above information was gleaned from other
online submissions but I have added a few clarifying comments that
should help implementation, especially for folks just starting out with
this issue.

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