RE: [Veritas-bu] Images on media question

[WEAVER, Simon]

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Jim Think you are right, believe it still stays in the volume pool it was assigned to :-)     Simon Weaver Technical Support Windows Domain Administrator EADS Astrium Tel: 02392-708598 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Jim Peppas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 January 2006 08:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Images on media question Hi.   Failed backups do not occupy VAILD space on tapes. When a new backup runs and appends to a tape which was used with a failed backup, Netbackup will position the tape to the end of the last VALID image on the tape, thus overwriting the invalid image.   If the tape was blank (in the scratch pool) , it will be placed in the policie's volume pool, but after the backup has failed, the "Date Assigned" value of the tape will be blank. I don't recall if the tape will return to the scratchpool, but I don't think so.   Regards, Jim From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Images on media question Anything other than an error code 0 or 1 is a failed backup; failed backups do not create any valid images.  The attempt, though, may still occupy tape space until any other successful images on that tape are expired & the entire tape is reusable.   There may be a delay in the time when a tape's images are expired and the tape becomes reusable.   Look at the "bpexpdate -deassignempty" command to speed the process.  It also accepts a mediaid if you want to limit its effect.  The command is safe, not deleting any valid images.  It's just a cleanup command.   -M -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Tim Martino Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:29 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] Images on media question Running NetBackup 4.5 FP3.   A weekend Fullback loaded 4 different tapes according to the Activity Monitor.  The backup failed due to no available media.  Running the Images on Media Report for these tapes, I see no images for the failed backup.    1.  I am not sure if the GUI is the best determinant of this.   2.  Since the backup failed, does that mean the images that were backed up are no longer on the media?   Thanks in advance.   -Tim Martino This email is for the intended addressee only. If you have received it in error then you must not use, retain, disseminate or otherwise deal with it. Please notify the sender by return email. The views of the author may not necessarily constitute the views of EADS Astrium Limited. Nothing in this email shall bind EADS Astrium Limited in any contract or obligation. EADS Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259 Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS, England