Hi Patricia,
from my understanding of your problem I think Mark's suggested reason is a red herring.
I think the reason you do not understand the behaviour being exhibited is you have made some false assumptions about the logic NBU uses when performing a restore. The logic which causes this is very simple, NBU will always attempt to restore an image from the media server that performed the backup unless forced to do otherwise. So when u kick of the restore if the tape is not present in a library which is connected to the media server (it doesnt have to be in the same library so long as its in a library connected to the same original media server) that performed the backup then it will sit there until you manually insert the required tape(s). If you want to perform the restore from another media server you must use the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option in the master server bp.conf. But be careful as this option will force ALL restores to the alternate media server until you remove/undo the setting,
thanks Andy.
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The restore is not managed by what library owns the tape. A restore, by =
default, requests all tapes that contain the *primary* image for the =
data to be restored regardless of the location of the tape. If this =
offsite tape contains copies of images that are also on local tapes, =
then you need to change the onsite copies to be marked as the primary =
copies.
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There's a "bpchangeprimary" command for this.
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Depending on how you might be creating the copy, you can manage the =
"primary" tape designation using Vault, ITC, or bpduplicate.
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-M
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Harmon
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:13 AM
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Subject: [Veritas-bu] Restore tape is being requested on the wrong tape =
library
I have a restore that is requesting 6 tapes, the 1st tape is loaded from =
tape library 2 and runs fine then the second tape gets requested from =
tape library 2 also even though the second tape is in tape library 1. =
The tape may have been in that library at one time but it is now in our =
off-site library(tape library 1) and the following commands verify that =
is in the off-site library. Everything shows robot 1 has tape S00054.=20
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Any ideas how I can make this restore look for each tape in its correct =
library?
=20
Thanks for any help.
Pat=20
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The admin GUI shows it in slot 154 of robot "1" =20
vmquery -m xxxxxxx =20
bpmedialist -m xxxxxxx
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09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id B00189 is needed for the restore. (Tape =
library 2)=20
09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id S00054 is needed for the restore. (Tape =
library 1)
09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id S00106 is needed for the restore.
09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id S00104 is needed for the restore.
09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id S00274 is needed for the restore.
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D518450616-13032006>There's a "bpchangeprimary" =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D518450616-13032006>Depending on how you might be =
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Harmon<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 13, 2006 8:13 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
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Restore tape=20
is being requested on the wrong tape library<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I have a restore that is requesting 6 tapes, the 1st tape is =
loaded=20
from tape library 2 and runs fine then the second tape gets requested =
from=20
tape library 2 also even though the second tape is in tape =
library 1. The=20
tape may have been in that library at one time but it is now in our =
off-site=20
library(tape library 1) and the following commands verify =
that is in=20
the off-site library. Everything shows robot 1 has tape =
S00054.=20
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Any ideas how I can make this restore look for each tape in its =
correct=20
library?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for any help.</DIV>
<DIV>Pat </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The admin GUI shows it in slot 154 of robot "1" =
</DIV>
<DIV>vmquery -m xxxxxxx </DIV>
<DIV>bpmedialist -m xxxxxxx</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id B00189 is needed for the=20
restore. (Tape library 2) <BR>09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id=20
<STRONG>S00054</STRONG> is needed for the restore. (Tape =
library=20
1)<BR>09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id S00106 is needed for the=20
restore.<BR>09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id S00104 is needed for the=20
restore.<BR>09:06:57 (477880.xxx) Media id S00274 is needed for the=20
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