Sol10 Tape Library Control

Anyone find any good tools for controlling tape libraries? I'm using EMC EBS 7.3.2 and it cannot access the I/O station directly. I think I need to find some shell utilities to do that. I tried MTX, but I keep getting a device busy error. I have the SCSI sense and port codes, but I'd rather find a nifty utility rather than accessing the bus directly.

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Is possible control tape library slot 1 - 10 for file system backup

hi ..
i am new to osb , i just install and setup osb , i have a question as below , hope expert can help me
env: testing
rhel 5.5
tape library with 20 slot
file system backup
1. is possible osb only use slot 1 - 10 for file system backup ? amanda can control slot x - slot y for the configuration .
2. how do i label the tape for slot 1 - slot 10 by obtool ? how to control osb auto load the tape for next backup ? where to check the log say that next tape is tape-02 ?
thanks ..

hi dcooksey
how do i use list for a tape drive...for example, if you want tape drive A to only use slots 1-10 from obtool or webtool ?
becoz i new to backup solution & osb ( i always use ghost or acronis to clone the image ) , my thinking as below , pls correct me if i am wrong
slot 1 - 10 for daily backup
slot 11-16 for full system backup
slot 17 - 20 reserve ( this tape only use for full system backup before perform any application upgrade patches , )
daily backup mon - fri ( 2 week ) ( no backup on saturday and sunday ) , server application offline
full system backup friday ( 1 , 14 on calendar ) every 2 week perform full system backup after daily backup completed
for upgrade application ,
perform full system backup after daily backup , then release the server to application team to perform upgrading .
so how to set my media family for the above setting ? the slot configuration is control by media family ?
hope you can help ...

Tape Library Concern - Eject & Reinsertion after each backup

Here is what I am currently using.
System overview:
-HP Proliant DL380p Gen 8
-HP D2600 2TB 3G SATA LFF - 24TB Storageworks array
-Quantum Scalar i40
(2) HP LTO-5 tape heads
(25) Licensed slots
Tape library is configured as one partition
Windows 2012 R2 - fully patched
DPM 2012 R2 Data Center Edition with 7/2014 Update Rollup 3
I have used DPM for about 6 years since 2007 version but I have always used stand alone LTO-3 & LTO-5 tape drives. I
have used tape libraries before that time but with a different product.
Here is the scenario I am seeing. Any tapes jobs that are scheduled at the same time will
pull a tape into each tape drive and backups are performed. All is working normal from that perspective. The problem I see is that after each backup is completed the tape is removed from the drive, placed back in the slot, removed again from the
slot and then re-inserted back into the drive to continue with the next backup job that was scheduled at the same time as the previous one.
This seems highly inefficient and time consuming not to mention a lot of extra wear & tear
on the library & tapes. Is this behavior normal? If so, can it be changed? or is it is bug?
I would expect the tape to remain in the tape drive until all backups are completed assuming they
had available capacity and were not off-site ready. It appears if multiple servers are in the same protection group the tape is not removed between these backups. The issue appears to be when the next separate protection group is backed up.
I’d even be up to manually moving the tape and leaving it in the tape in drive but I don’t see
that kind of library control with DPM.
I saw another thread from August where someone mentioned seeing this behavior when doing verifies
on their backups.
Thoughts? PSS call?
Thanks!

I'm seeing that if a protection group consisting of hundreds of small SQL databases is configured for short term disk and long term tape, and configured to use 2 drives, that after EACH DATABASE the tape is rewound and re-slotted, only to be re-inserted
into the drive and fast forwarded to the end for the next database to be written.
If you've got hundreds of databases (many small, like msdn, model, etc) this can push the time out to 3 minutes plus per database taped, even for a 5MB database.
My current workaround is to configure the protection group to only allow the use of a single drive.
Doing so seems to reduce the time per database from 5 minutes down to 30 seconds, presumably just REW and FF tape movement.
Even though the time is reduced, I'm still disappointed the progress between databases doesn't continuously stream. I mean 100 small 5MB databases should only take 7 seconds, if streaming at 70MB/s to tape. Instead it's 30 seconds per 5MB database.
:(

Integration of RMAN with virtual tape library

OS: Oracle Linux 5.5 UEK (Virtualbox)
Oracle: 11gR2 11.2.0.1 Enterprise + ASM (Virtualbox)
Hello,
I would like to test something about RMAN and writing directly to tape. For this I installed mhvtl, a virtual tape library. The installation was pretty easy. http://sites.google.com/site/linuxvtl2/
RMAN does not recognize any tape in the system.
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library
What I found out is that in order to make backups to a media manager, RMAN must communicate with a media management library, which is a 3rd party library that is not supplied by Oracle. So I guess unless there is a Oracle MML library available for mtx I' out of luck here.
Any ideas? Thanks!
rpm -ivh mhvtl-0.18-13.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh mhvtl-0.18-13.src.rpm
cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
tar zxvf ../SOURCES/mhvtl-2011-01-11.tgz
cd mhvtl-0.18/kernel
make
make install
/etc/init.d/mhvtl start
yum install mtx
The tape library and using it for backup from system seems to work fine:
# mtx status
Storage Changer /dev/changer:4 Drives, 43 Slots ( 4 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded):VolumeTag = E03001L4
etc.
# mtx load 1
Drive 0 Full (Storage Element 1 loaded)
# tar cf /dev/ntape ./
# tar tvf /dev/ntape
Edited by: Dude on Jan 20, 2011 5:22 PM

Thanks for the tip!
I installed Oracle Secure Backup Express and spend all afternoon with this strange product, mainly to troubleshoot the installation and setup. I'm not really sure everything works - it's quite a piece of software, as usual.
I ran into a couple of issues that were not mentioned in the installation documentation:
- install sg3_utils
- use obtool to register the server as mediaserver
# sg_map -i -x
/dev/sg9 3 0 1 0 1 /dev/nst0 IBM ULT3580-TD5 550V
/dev/sg10 3 0 2 0 1 /dev/nst1 IBM ULT3580-TD5 550V
/dev/sg11 3 0 3 0 1 /dev/nst2 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
/dev/sg12 3 0 4 0 1 /dev/nst3 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
/dev/sg13 3 0 9 0 1 /dev/nst4 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
/dev/sg14 3 0 10 0 1 /dev/nst5 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
/dev/sg15 3 0 11 0 1 /dev/nst6 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
/dev/sg16 3 0 12 0 1 /dev/nst7 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
/dev/sg17 3 0 0 0 8 STK L700 550V
/dev/sg18 3 0 8 0 8 SPECTRA PYTHON 550V
# obtool
ob> chhost --addrole mediaserver ol55
ob> mkdev -t library -o -a ol55:/dev/sg18 library1
ob> mkdev -t tape -o -a ol55:/dev/sg9 -l library1 -d 1 tape1
RMAN was not happy with it:
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27023: skgfqsbi: media manager protocol error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
sbt__rpc_connect: Internal error - could not connect to obproxyd (Oracle Secure Backup error: 'bad port name specified (OB SBT proxy manager)').
# cat /usr/tmp/obproxyd.log
2011/01/23.02:11:10 [5431] can't set root privileges; continuing anyway - program isn't stamped setuid-root (OB utilities)
2011/01/23.02:11:10 [5431] can't listen for connections - Operation not permitted
Document ID 396046.1 solution outlines to correct the hostname or mediaserver name. However, this was not the problem. I finally figured that /etc/obproxyd is a symlink to a .wrapper script which points to the actual proxy application. The fix was:
#chmod +s /usr/local/oracle/backup/.etc.linux86_64obproxyd
After this the error changed:
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_SBT_TAPE_1 channel at 01/23/2011 02:43:36
ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="3cm2q2an_1_1", parms=""
ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
sbt__rpc_cat_query: Query for piece 3cm2q2an_1_1 failed.
(Oracle Secure Backup error: 'no preauth config found for OS user (OB tools) oracle').
The fix for this error:
https://10.0.0.6, login as 'admin'
Configure->Users->Select Admin->Edit->Preauthorized Access->Add user 'Oracle' (select host and rman)
RMAN> backup database;
Starting backup at 23-JAN-11
using channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001 name=/scratch/oradata/test/system01.dbf
input datafile file number=00002 name=/scratch/oradata/test/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00003 name=/scratch/oradata/test/undotbs01.dbf
input datafile file number=00005 name=/scratch/oradata/test/users02.dbf
input datafile file number=00004 name=/scratch/oradata/test/users01.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 23-JAN-11
Now it just sits there forever and the log just keeps adding the following lines:
# cat obproxyd.log
2011/01/23.03:00:31 [5662] handle_qsp_msg: received get job state request
2011/01/23.03:00:31 [5662] job id 'admin/5.1'
Strange, backup to tape with 'mtx' and 'tar' works, so the problem might be OSB.
Edited by: Dude on Jan 22, 2011 8:32 PM
I finally got it running. I deleted the current library and drive configuration and used the webtool to configure the other library at /dev/sg17. it was also necessary to use the webtool to load a volume into the drive. Unfortunately I did not note down the steps in details. Maybe next time.
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 23-JAN-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 23-JAN-11
piece handle=3im2qc42_1_1 tag=TAG20110123T053042 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 10.2.0.3
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:03:26
Finished backup at 23-JAN-11
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 23-JAN-11
piece handle=c-2036659790-20110123-00 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 10.2.0.3
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 23-JAN-11

Combining ufsdump and a tape library

Hi All,
I have a question with regards to multi-volume backups using ufsdump and a tape library. Reading through the ufsdump documentation, I see that it has an option "l" (lowercase L), which says "When the end-of-tape is reached before the dump is complete, take the drive offline and wait up to two minutes for the tape drive to be ready again ...". However, when I use this option, and ufsdump reaches the end of the tape, it does not offline the tape drive. It sits there, waiting for a response to the question "DUMP: NEEDS ATTENTION: Do you want to restart?: ("yes" or "no")"...at no time does the tape drive go offline, which would allow me to write a script to detect the offlining of the tape, and swap it out for a fresh one.
Basically, what i'm looking for is a way to allow ufsdump to span >1 tapes without operator intervention by having a script detect when it needs new media, and ask the library to load the next tape. However, ufsdump doesn't relinquish control of the tape drive, so I can't pop out the tape unless I kill it...
Can anyone suggest a solution to automating multi-volume ufsdumps to tape?
Thanks,
-Adam Lundrigan
[email protected]

I don't think you can do this AND have a variable sized output media. You will get the restart question when it gets a tape error (which you will get if you write out too much). I think the only way you can do what you want is to conservatively figure out what would fit on a tape with compression, and giving a tape length where the length*bpi will give you that figure (ie, no errors on tape writes).
-r

DPM 2012 Tape library changer sharing

I setup tape library sharing on one of my three DPM 2012 servers. I then retired that server. I'm now trying to share the changer out on another server. I'm able to see the changer in the device settings of the new DPM server. I can see the tape library
in the administrator console, but when I run a rescan it fails with the following errors, referencing my retired DPM 2012 servers.
DPM failed to communicate with the protection agent on CCDPM2012SRV3 because access is denied. (ID 42 Details: Access is denied (0x80070005))
DPM failed to communicate with ccdpmp01.ccounty.com because the computer is unreachable. (ID 41 Details: The RPC server is unavailable (0x800706BA))
Is there a config. setting within DPM that may be looking at these server?

Hi,
You will need to
remove library sharing, then re-enable library sharing so you can switch library control servers.
There is a good chance that re-enabling library sharing may fail with an error "Failed
to execute SharedLibraryConfigureDb.sql on DPMSERVER" because DPM 2012 has an issue where it does not clean up properly - this is being addressed in a future Update.
If that does occur, then open a support ticket and have the DPM Support engineer reference ID2785571 to help cleanup - you will not be charged since it's a know issue.
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DPM 2010 How to use autoloader tape library

Dear Team
Hello All,
We have implemented the DPM 2010 successfully in our organization. But while creating the protection group it shows the tape library name but not the individual tapes.
So, our requirement is as below.
We want to create the daily backup in one tape. and weekly backup in another tape.
How we can select the specific tape Slot in library for different backup?
An early response will be highly appreciated.
Regards
Selvaraj.S
[email protected]

Hi,
DPM has a flat tape handling model and does not provide the direct ability to assign certain tapes or slots to specific backup jobs. Depending on the retention period of the two goals, DPM should use separate tapes by default. You have
some control by tweaking the TapeWritePeriodRatio and ExpiryToleranceRange settings.
See the following resources for more information on the above parameters:
Enabling Data Co-Location on DPM
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff399230.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm/archive/2012/05/14/things-you-can-do-to-help-data-protection-manager-utilize-your-tapes-full-capacity.aspx
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Can restore backupset files from tape library to disk?

Hi,
I need to explain my scenario/position:
We backup our database every night to disk this command:
configure channel device type disk format "/backup/%d_%T_%s.%U";
backup filesperset 4 database;
After backup job is done create a lot of backupset files in /backup directory. And after we backup this backupset files to tape library, this command:
CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARMS 'ENV=(NSR_SERVER=legato, NSR_CLIENT=dbserver)';
backup device type 'SBT_TAPE' backupset completed after "sysdate-1" format '%d_%T_%s.%U';
we backed up all backupset files to tape library (SBT_TAPE). And delete backupset files on disk.
Here my questions:
How can i restore these backupset files to disk? I dont mean, restore database,datafiles, tablespace etc. I mean restore original backupset files to disks?
Database version:9.2.0.6 and we use rman catalog database.
Thanks..

I'm not sure why manual managment is risky. If you no longer have the music in iTunes (or any other back-up), what difference does manual versus automatic management make? I for one will certainly be the last to argue against backing up files. But I don't see where this is related to how a person chooses to manage their iPod, either manual or auto.
Scenario 1: Restore iPod, now iPod files are gone, iTunes is empty for whatever reason. Manual versus auto: irrelevant. There's nothing there to manage until iTunes is replenished anyway.
Scenario 2: Restore iPod, iPod files gone, iTunes still loaded. Manual versus auto: matter of personal preference.
Scenario 3: iPod is OK, but iTunes is empty for whatever reason. Manual versus auto: ON AUTO, PLUG IN YOUR IPOD AND LOSE EVERYTHING ON IT. On manual, everything on iPod is still safe. Right?
Sceanrio 4: iPod is OK, iTunes is OK, business as usual. Keep adding songs in iTunes. Manual versus auto: matter of personal preference.
Scenario 3 is enough to keep me away from auto. I bow to the opinions of all you experienced folks out there, but I've read so many posts from the iPod veterans suggesting to the newbies that they use auto management and back-up their files. I agree with the back-up suggestion, but I whole heartedly disagree that auto management is better and manual management is risky. I don't understand why manual would be more risky than auto. In fact, it seems to me that auto would be more risky.
I like manual: things aren't happening out of my control. I control what's on iPod, I control what's in iTunes. If I want to add to or delete from one or the other but not both, I have that freedom. I see no risk.
Can someone explain to me if I'm misunderstanding or missing something?

Unable to restore from Overland Tape library to STK 5320

Hi,
The Details are...
STK 5320 (1.0.215.199)
WindowXP System where the volume of the STK 5320 is maped (1.0.0.185)
When restoreing a tape from Overland tape library using baracuda to STK 5320 maped volume we are getting the following log on the STK 5320.
We have checked the permission and access status for the spdtest the are in full permission and read/write resp.
Volume Name spdtest.
{color:#ff0000}*03/01/10 17:07:54 W smbd[1.0.0.185]: refimg_unres access denied*
*03/01/10 17:02:13 N smbd[1.0.0.185]: spdtest rw access granted*
*03/01/10 17:02:12 I reauth: granted 1.0.0.185 to /SPDTest ro=0 uid0=0*
{color}

I opened the package and see lots of projects == are the projects in the Vault sufficient so that if I want to get the images and things out of those projects that would work?? In other words, skip the restoration totally and just open package contents and click and drag out of there?

How to set the IP address in L25 Tape library

I try to set the ip address in L25 tape library. But it is not stored in the NVRAM. For that purpose I restart the device. Then all the values are reset. please tell how to set the ip address.

Lylee,
Please take a look at the following links. The first describes how to distribute your application to multiple targets when using shared variables. The others are explaining alternate ways to change the IP address of a controller.
How Do I Distribute a Real-Time Application with Shared Variables to Multiple Users?
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/20C9771687E6BBB3862570E7006C2284?OpenDocument
How Do I Change the IP Address of a RT Series Controller (FieldPoint, cRIO, etc) that is not on the Local Subnet?
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/9F7548F5C781E05586256C75006D8B94?OpenDocument
Real-Time Target System Replication Tool
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/444A6A22A6EC50FB86257213004A878C?OpenDocument
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/DDD15965085446E68625733A00451C7A?OpenDocument
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Cluster and L1000 Tape Library

We are planning to purchase a tape library system for backing up the data on our cluster. I was wondering if any one ever used the Sun L1000 Tape library system with NetBackup. How do you like the L1000 and NetBackup? Is the L1000 tape library reliable? What kind of throughput do you get? We have a 2-node cluster E5500/E4500. I am planning to connect the tape library to an E250 and use it as the backup server.
Thank you in advance.

hi sjen,
it depends on the size of you databases and filesystems. the sun 250 should be ok, if you have enough memory. sometimes the network-interface (dfx) is a bottleneck.
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Disaster Recovery from tape library!

Hi,
I am using oracle 10g and Backup Exec 12 as the media management software. How do i perform the disaster recovery. My entire scenario is like this:
Server A has the DB (Database).
Configured Backup Exec with RMAN and took full DB backup along with autobackup of controlfile to the tape.
Server A crashes and is unusable.
Installs Oracle on server B and needs to restore the DB on this new server.
I know the DBID of the DB but how to configure RMAN to work with Backup Exec, so that I can restore the db from the tape library?
When you configure the RMAN integration with Backup Exec, it finds the database running on the server and will perform the integration. But in my case, since the database does not exist, how will the Backup Exec agent configure the integration?
How do we go about the restoration to Server B in this case?
Thanks!

Hi!
I am still not able to restore the db. The scenario is like:
Took a full database backup to tape from server A with controlfile autoconfig
Trying to restore the db on server B. The following is the script used to restore.
connect target /
set dbid=152417844;
startup nomount;
run
+{+
allocate channel sbt1 type 'sbt_tape';
SEND 'BSA_SERVICE_HOST=ipaddress,NBBSA_TOTAL_STREAMS=1';
set controlfile autobackup format for device type 'sbt_tape' to 'cf_%F';
restore spfile from autobackup;
restore controlfile from autobackup;
alter database mount;
restore database;
recover database;
release channel sbt1;
+}+
alter database open resetlogs;
When i try to restore, the output is:
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090624
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090623
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090622
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090621
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090620
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090619
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090618
channel sbt1: no autobackup in 7 days found
released channel: sbt1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 06/24/2009 11:19:28
RMAN-06172: no autobackup found or specified handle is not a valid copy or piece
Please advice!
Edited by: Libra DBA on Jun 24, 2009 1:39 PM

Backup Oracle VMs using a direct attached tape library

Hello all,
I'm in the process of getting a specification for a new Oracle VM host server which will run OEL VMs and host Oracle databases (10g and others), currently we're looking at getting an HP DL580 and a MSL6000 tape library using SAS connectors.
Regarding backups, I understand that Oracle VM Server doesn't have a built in mechanism for backups so would need to use a backup method from within the virtual machines.
Is it possible, and advisable, to use a tape library directly attached to the host server and use an OEL VM running Symantec Netbackup which will then backup the other VMs, if so, are there any issues or gotchas I should be aware of?
If it is possible to do this, do I connect the tape library to the VM by editing the VM config file and add the tape library devices as 'phy:/dev/xxx'
Thanks in advance,
Martin.
Edited by: user5385211 on 09-Oct-2009 03:39

NDMP is for backing up NAS platforms.
Does your backup software support "LAN-Free" backup ? Typically enterprise backup software like Netbackup, TSM, Networker require a special license/agent that gets loaded on server where you are going to implement LAN-Free backups. Without that software/license servers will be fighting for tape resources and it will be a mess (if it works at all). Also you want to use dedicated HBA or port on dual HBA for tape traffic, do not mix tape and disk traffic on the same HBA/port. In big shops people configure dedicated "tape" VSANs but that would be an overkill for your current environment.
@dynamoxxx

Tape Library - Extend Expired Tapes

Hi,
I have several questions regarding the Tape Library behavior.
I have DPM 2012 R2 UR3 with VTL library. I have several PG that is using Long-Term-backup to the VTL. I have several protection Groups that is having long term backup. Each PG have its own Library with several tapes presented. The schema is 1 month
kept for 12 months and 1 year kept in 5 years. my questions are:-
1. Is it possible to extend tapes expiration date? For example changing the 1 month to be kept for 10 years?
i read this thread
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/bf5115d4-a050-4aca-9759-8180c415d415/how-can-i-change-tape-expiry?forum=dpmtapebackuprecovery and Mike wrote
•Expiry dates for valid datasets that are already written to tape are changed when the retention range is changed during a protection group modification.
To change the behavior create the IsDatasetExpiryDateChangeInModifyPgAllowed DWORD value under the following registry key, and then set its value data to 0:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\Configuration\MediaManager
Does that means if i add "IsDatasetExpiryDateChangeInModifyPgAllowed " and change the Protection Group retention range will that change the expire date for all tapes in the library?
2. If i present a new Library to each Long-term PG and kept the old library presented in DPM Library. Will the tapes still be usable even if they will expire? the idea behind that is keeping each library and its containing tapes untouchable for like 10 years
and when the tape expires i will mark them as free (contain data) and recategorize the tape. in that way i can still use the tapes for a specific amount of time.
thanks in advance,
Laith
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Hi,
Without the IsDatasetExpiryDateChangeInModifyPgAllowed registry value, when you change the goals for LT tape, DPM will change the expiry dates on existing media. Some weird behavior can occur if you have three goals configured then go down to two or
one goal, so the registry value is meant to maintain the original goals.
Expired tapes are always usable / readable by DPM - the only restriction is you only get the option to restore to a network location and not back to original location. DPM 2012 R2 UR3 did change behavior so the tapes show up on the normal calendar
and not under external dpm tapes tree, so you may want test that and see if there are other recover options for restoring from once expired tapes.
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Quantum P2000 tape library showing NOBARCODE on tape drive

Hi all,
We are having a tape library of ATL quantum P2000 which is having 4 tape drives.
In which we used to daily backup.
When ever we are keeping any new cartridges into the library we will run an inventory , During this time if their is any kind of cartridge in the tape drive their wont be any issue with that particular tape drive .
If not it is showing a problem of NO BAR CODE on the operator panel of the library.
and at this time it is not detecting on the legato software also.
Kindly help me in this .....
Thanks in Advance....
SWAROOP

I will use new words to repeat my first reply:
You have broken hardware.
Broken hardware doesn't work when you expect it to work.
For example:
but why my tape drive is showing no bar code error when no tape is presentHow can a broken barcode reader give you an error when you don't have anything in the library that has a barcode on it?
Go contact whoever you use for repair services and get the library repaired.

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