NetBackup, ACSLS, and cleaning tapes: A love triangle
I've checked the ACSLS admin guide, and I've searched around for some older threads that might point me in the right direction, but I couldnt seem to find anything.
Currently, we have ACSLS "supposedly" set up for automatic cleanings, but I dont believe it is doing the job as efficiently as NetBackup could. We've got about 10 cleaning tapes in ACSLS, and I would like to get those to a point to where I can configure NetBackup to handle the cleaning. What I can not find however, is how to get those cleaning tapes to a point to where I can inventory them into the library within NBU. I have several scratch pools set up within ACSLS, and I know the "set scratch ..." command lets me move volumes between the scratch pools in ACSLS. How can I get those cleaning tapes into a pool that NBU will see when I do an inventory.
Some background - we have 2 master servers, and each one is configured to see a different pool. Say pool 8 is for Master1 and pool 9 is for master2. If I need to add tapes to master2's library, I just "set scratch 9 <volume-range>
So what would happen if I said "set scratch 9 CLN001"
Would ACSLS attempt to read CLN001 as a scratch tape in volume pool 9? Or would it remain a cleaning tape, then all I would need to do is just run an inventory on master2?
I've familiar with setting up cleaning on the master server, I just need to figure out how to get the tapes into the library through ACSLS.
Thanks
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Barcode rules
set up a barcode rule for the cleaning tapes - in there you will find that you designate them as cleaning tapes.
I don't have to know how to spell....I work on Unix.
NetBackup 7.0.1 - AIX & Windows
For NetBackup yes
My question revolves around getting the tapes within ACSLS to a point to where the master server will see them when I do an inventory. Right now, the cleaning tapes are in an ACSLS pool that neither master server can see.
Netbackup can't control cleaning using ACSLS
Netbackup can't control cleaning using ACSLS as Netbackup does with TLD connected robots. So even if you succeed in separating access to cleaning tapes, it won't do you any good (Sorry - I am just the mailman). We have written a script that runs on the ACSLS server and mount a clean tape once every month.
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That is sad news
Thanks for the update. I'll see if I can script something up.
Sorry - more of want you
Sorry - more of want you don't want to hear:
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/267306.htm
Supporting Storage Foundation and VCS on Unix and Windows as well as NetBackup on Unix and Windows.
Handy NBU links
Additional info to self clening.
The self cleaning work for STK Timberline (36track 3390E type drive) STK9840 and STK9940 but not for LTO tape drives. They missed that out in the tech note.
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Thanks folks
I'll give the nod to Nic since was the first responder/purveyor of bad news
I wonder if it is worth a nod
in the ideas section to have NBU provide cleaning functionality with ACSLS.
Probably much easier said than done
Libraries Control Cleaning
Even without ACSLS the best practice is to let your library take ownership of the drive cleaning.
Omar A Villa
Netbackup Expert
These are my personal views and not those of the company I work for
We have an 8500, so I'm sure its possible
But how would you set up, say, an SL500? Would you do that through SL Console?
You have a choise
The SL500 can be a TLD controlled robot, and then Netbackup can manage it. If you however let ACSLS control it, you are back to scratch :-(
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