Good call!! Cheers
Stafford, Geoff wrote: > > Set your catalog to backup the vm.conf file so when you restore the > catalog it brings that file back. Right click catalog/configure > catalog backup/files tab/add path to vm.conf. > > > > > > **Geoff Stafford** > > Barclaycard US > > Data Protection Team Manager > > office: > > mobile: > > > > > > > > Message: 13 > > Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:06:28 +0000 > > From: Dave Markham <dave.mark...@fjserv.net> > > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Strange problem after changing storage unit. > > To: Justin Piszcz <jpis...@lucidpixels.com> > > Cc: "veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu" > > <veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu> > > Message-ID: <49afdc64.5090...@fjserv.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > Dude i totally didn't read to the bottom of your email. > > > > Thats exactly what has happened. Its now working. > > > > Fantastic. What a star. > > > > How would i have found that out? Dear me. > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Justin Piszcz wrote: > > > On Thu, 5 Mar 2009, Dave Markham wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Netbackup 5.0MP7 running on Solaris with SL24 > > >> > > >> Guys i got a bit of weird issue i wondered if anyone could shed some > > >> light on. > > >> > > >> A customer is changing from an L1000 to an SL24, but wants to have > > >> the L1000 configured also for historic restores until they expire. > > >> > > >> In a test bed on same server hardware (e220r) i have built a fresh OS > > >> using Sol9 09/05 (needed mpt driver for new Ultra320 HBA installed), > > >> cabled up the SL24 with 2 x LTO3 drives in it. > > >> > > >> - I installed NBU and patched to MP7 as the existing install is. > > >> - Then got the catalogues over and did a bprecover -r -dpath <path > > >> to cats> > > >> - This recovered everything including the old L1000 storage unit. > > >> - I removed the robot and drives using tpconfig, vmadm. > > >> - I then configured the new SL24 unit and did an inventory on which > > >> brought in the new LTO3 tapes and put them as scratch (as by barcode > > >> rules said to do). > > >> - I can see all my old media in volume group --- and all my new > > >> media in 00_000_TLD > > >> - I have left the L1000 storage unit configured in NBU as i want to > > >> connect it later, where i will add using correct path etc. > > >> - I have changed policies to use the SL24 storage unit > > >> > > >> Now the problem is when i try and run a backup it is failing with > > >> status > > >> 96 no media available. I can't understand why as i have new media in > > >> which is scratch. > > >> > > >> Anyone any ideas? Do i need to remove the L1000 storage unit completely? > > >> Is something hidden somewhere i need to change? > > >> > > >> Cheers > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > >> http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > > >> > > >> > > > > > > 1. So you took the tapes from the L1000 and put them into an SL24? > > > 2. I am assuming the media servers did not change? > > > 3. Did the drve tapes stay the same? > > > 4. Did you inventory the library and make sure the media is scratch? > > > 5. Is the barcode reader in the new robot inventorying the tapes the same > > > way as the old one? > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Wait, I know, at least in NetBackup 5.1x, you've hit the catalog > restore bug! > > > The bug is this: After you recover the catalog it de-activates your > > > scratch pool! > > > > > > Right click the Scratch volume pool, and select [x] Enable/Scratch Pool! > > > > > > This got me a few times as well :) > > > > > > Justin. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Barclays > www.barclaycardus.com > _______________________________________________________ > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential > and/or proprietary information. It is intended solely for the use of > the individual or entity who is the intended recipient. Unauthorized > use of this information is prohibited. If you have received this in > error, please contact the sender by replying to this message and > delete this material from any system it may be on. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu