Not in media index

[kchaid]

Hi,

With a new installation of Solaris8 and Legato Networker 6.2, I am trying to restore data files from a Networker backup tapes (older version) and getting the error message

4mm tape promospots.083 not in media index

whenever I try to mount the tapes.

What can I do to be able to mount the tapes.

 

[goeze]

Maybe the wrong volume was loaded:
You can check this with the following steps:

1 - Load the tape without reading the label:

nsrjb -ln -S xx -f /dev/rmt/3mnb
2 - Read the actual volume id by using:

scanner -v

This shows the volume id = abcd

You do not have to wait for scanner -v command to complete. Instead, trancate it after few seconds. The volume id appears in the first few lines of output.

3 - Read the volume id from the media database by using:

mminfo -mvV

This shows the volume id = xyza

Look for the correct tape.

But also look for nsrmmd. Restart the service for the specific tape.
lsof |grep <drive name>
here you can see which nsrmmd is connected to the drive
kill thise process and wait until nsrd restarts it automatically


But it could also be possible that your media database is corrupted.

But the best you can do is checking your index DB and your media DB

nsrck -X

and after that

nsrck -m

 

[goeze]

Have a look!

I had a problem similar to this and I tried this

1. stop all running groups and eject the tapes from the drives
nsrjb -vvvEH

2. stop networker damons
/sbin/init.d/networker stop

3. nsrck -F

4. start networker damons
/sbin/init.d/networker start

5. wait 2-5 minutes

6. nsrck -L6

7. stop again Networker

8. start again Networker

9. again : nsrck -L6 and after that nsrim -X

10. for a complete inventory of the jukebox
nsrjb -vI


But sometimes this only helps temporarly.