VERITAS NetBackupTM 5.0, User Manual And Product Specifications

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Chapter 5, Monitoring Storage Devices
Resolving Pending Requests
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To assign a drive to a pending request
1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Media and Device Management >
Device Monitor
.
2. In the Pending Requests pane, select the request. Also, note the contents of the
following columns of the request:
3.
In the Drives status pane do the following:
a. Find a drive type that matches the density for the pending request.
See the table in “Pending Requests Pane” on page 222 for a list of the densities
that each drive type supports.
b. Check that the drive is up and not assigned to another request.
c. Select the drive.
Note This note applies only to NetBackup Enterprise Server.
Ensure that the drive and the pending request are on the same host.
4. If necessary, get the media, write-enable it, and insert it into the drive.
5. Wait for the drive to become ready, as explained in the vendor’s drive equipment
manual.
6. Click Actions > Assign Request.
Verify that the request is cleared from the Pending Requests pane.
7. In the Drives status pane, verify that the job request ID appears in the Request ID
column for the drive and that the User column is not blank.
Check this Column To Determine
Density The recording density that is required.
External Media ID The ID of the media that is required.
Mode Whether the volume should be write-enabled.