Re: [Veritas-bu] Problem with allocating media on Netbackup 4.5
I had this was 5.1 and found that the inventory DB did not realise there were tapes in scratch. So following this should work - or at least try it :-) Simon From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth Hansen Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:18 AM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Problem with allocating media on Netbackup 4.5 Hi David, I've seen similar problems in NBU 5.1, what I usually do is mark all tapes in scratch pool and delete them, then do a new inventory of library and place "new" tapes in scratch pool. My experience is that for some reason tapes that have expired but is not located in the library due to offsite storage or something like that shows as available tape in scratch but no tapes are available. It's a quick test J Regards Kenneth From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of david.eg...@external.thalesaleniaspace.com Sent: 11. juni 2009 10:36 To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] Problem with allocating media on Netbackup 4.5 Hello, since yesterday, I have a major problem with backing up on Netbackup 4.5 This morning, all the backups failed with error code 96, although there was scratch tapes available for backups. I can notice that : - scratch tapes have been assigned to the requested pool automatically when the backup started - backup failed immediately with error code 96 - no entity found on the assigned tape - if I try to change pool manually from scratch pool to "Full_I" pool (needed for a host backup regarding the schedule policy), the same problem occurs : tape assigned in the right pool, but backup fails. As we are running out of spare tapes, we have decided to reuse tapes that haven't reached their retention level yet, but will soon. To do so, I ran the following : bpimmedia -L -mediaid -> to check images on tape : no entity was found vmquery -deassignbyid 0 When I run a bpmedialist -summary | grep , I get an expiration date that will occure in 1 week When I run a bpexpdate -m -d 0, I get the following : requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM volume database Do you think I have a Media manager or media database corruption ? Thank you David EGGER Thales Alenia Space - Toulouse DSI / Administration des Ressources email : david.eg...@external.thalesaleniaspace.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.61/2167 - Release Date: 06/10/09 05:52:00 This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged information or information otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately, do not copy this message or any attachments and do not use it for any purpose or disclose its content to any person, but delete this message and any attachments from your system. Astrium disclaims any and all liability if this email transmission was virus corrupted, altered or falsified. -o- Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259 Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS, England ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Problem with allocating media on Netbackup 4.5
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:36 AM, wrote: > As we are running out of spare tapes, we have decided to reuse tapes that > haven't reached their retention level yet, but will soon. > To do so, I ran the following : > > bpimmedia -L -mediaid > -> to check images on tape : no entity was found > > vmquery -deassignbyid 0 > Uggh. If you want to re-use a tape early, a much better way would be to expire the images that are on the tape. Do you think I have a Media manager or media database corruption ? > BTW, 4.5 has been unsupported for a long time. An upgrade is in order... There aren't too many people on this list still running 4.5 these days. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA ewi...@ewilts.org ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Problem with allocating media on Netbackup 4.5
Thank You Kenneth, I've tried with 2 tapes, and it works !___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] Problem with allocating media on Netbackup 4.5
Hi David, I've seen similar problems in NBU 5.1, what I usually do is mark all tapes in scratch pool and delete them, then do a new inventory of library and place "new" tapes in scratch pool. My experience is that for some reason tapes that have expired but is not located in the library due to offsite storage or something like that shows as available tape in scratch but no tapes are available. It's a quick test :) Regards Kenneth From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of david.eg...@external.thalesaleniaspace.com Sent: 11. juni 2009 10:36 To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] Problem with allocating media on Netbackup 4.5 Hello, since yesterday, I have a major problem with backing up on Netbackup 4.5 This morning, all the backups failed with error code 96, although there was scratch tapes available for backups. I can notice that : - scratch tapes have been assigned to the requested pool automatically when the backup started - backup failed immediately with error code 96 - no entity found on the assigned tape - if I try to change pool manually from scratch pool to "Full_I" pool (needed for a host backup regarding the schedule policy), the same problem occurs : tape assigned in the right pool, but backup fails. As we are running out of spare tapes, we have decided to reuse tapes that haven't reached their retention level yet, but will soon. To do so, I ran the following : bpimmedia -L -mediaid -> to check images on tape : no entity was found vmquery -deassignbyid 0 When I run a bpmedialist -summary | grep , I get an expiration date that will occure in 1 week When I run a bpexpdate -m -d 0, I get the following : requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM volume database Do you think I have a Media manager or media database corruption ? Thank you David EGGER Thales Alenia Space - Toulouse DSI / Administration des Ressources email : david.eg...@external.thalesaleniaspace.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.61/2167 - Release Date: 06/10/09 05:52:00 ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] Problem with allocating media on Netbackup 4.5
Hello, since yesterday, I have a major problem with backing up on Netbackup 4.5 This morning, all the backups failed with error code 96, although there was scratch tapes available for backups. I can notice that : - scratch tapes have been assigned to the requested pool automatically when the backup started - backup failed immediately with error code 96 - no entity found on the assigned tape - if I try to change pool manually from scratch pool to "Full_I" pool (needed for a host backup regarding the schedule policy), the same problem occurs : tape assigned in the right pool, but backup fails. As we are running out of spare tapes, we have decided to reuse tapes that haven't reached their retention level yet, but will soon. To do so, I ran the following : bpimmedia -L -mediaid -> to check images on tape : no entity was found vmquery -deassignbyid 0 When I run a bpmedialist -summary | grep , I get an expiration date that will occure in 1 week When I run a bpexpdate -m -d 0, I get the following : requested media id was not found in NB media database and/or MM volume database Do you think I have a Media manager or media database corruption ? Thank you David EGGER Thales Alenia Space - Toulouse DSI / Administration des Ressources email : david.eg...@external.thalesaleniaspace.com___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
