Difference between revisions of "Netbackup Tape Management"
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''' To find the empty slots in tape library, this will list all of the full slots, the ones not listed are empty, should be easy to pick out the gaps'''<br> | ''' To find the empty slots in tape library, this will list all of the full slots, the ones not listed are empty, should be easy to pick out the gaps'''<br> | ||
:''available_media | nawk '{ print $5}' | sort -n | grep '^[1-9]'''<br> | :''available_media | nawk '{ print $5}' | sort -n | grep '^[1-9]'''<br> | ||
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'''To list the free slots in the library'''<br> | '''To list the free slots in the library'''<br> | ||
echo "s s" | tldtest -r /dev/sg/c0tw500104f0009f24d7l0 | grep 'contains Cartridge = no' | echo "s s" | tldtest -r /dev/sg/c0tw500104f0009f24d7l0 | grep 'contains Cartridge = no' | ||
| + | '''To update the volume configuration in the library, needs to be done when tapes are loaded or unloaded manually, the accuracy of the information displayed by the ''"available_media"'' command depends on the volume configuration being updated.<br>''' | ||
| + | :''vmupdate -rt TLD -rn 0'' | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 4 August 2014
List the tapes in the Load ports, If there is a tape in a port you will see "full=1", if empty "full=0"
- echo "s i q" | tldtest -r /dev/sg/c0tw500104f0009f24d7l0
For interactive menu to move tapes
- tldtest -r /dev/sg/c0tw500104f0009f24d7l0
For example, to move a tape from load port 4 to slot 23
- m p4 s23
To see if there are any tapes in the load ports
- s i q ( there are spaces between each letter )
To find the empty slots in tape library, this will list all of the full slots, the ones not listed are empty, should be easy to pick out the gaps
- available_media | nawk '{ print $5}' | sort -n | grep '^[1-9]'
To list the free slots in the library
echo "s s" | tldtest -r /dev/sg/c0tw500104f0009f24d7l0 | grep 'contains Cartridge = no'
To update the volume configuration in the library, needs to be done when tapes are loaded or unloaded manually, the accuracy of the information displayed by the "available_media" command depends on the volume configuration being updated.
- vmupdate -rt TLD -rn 0
