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Best practices for setting up Dell VTL Container or NetVault Backup native virtual tape library (nVTL)
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Sample scripts for management of replication
failover and reclamation of disk space
NetVault Backup nVTL physical space reclamation script
Windows
®
platform:
@echo off
:: ==================================================================
:: The following parameters must be congured for the script example provided as follows:
:: vtlpath = This should be the UNC path of the root share used to host the nVTL instance.
:: media_prex = This should be the prex of the virtual media designated for processing
:: library_name = This should be the name of the library as it has been added to NetVault Backup
:: media_size = This is the size of the media to be recreated and must be compatibly for input to the
:: nvmakemedia command
:: ===================================================================
set media_prex=YN1D set library_name=VTL1 set media_size=1000000m
set vtlpath=\\10.8.224.22\vtl1\VTL1
set nvutil=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Dell\NetVault Backup\util set logle=%tmp%\logdd430-1clean.log
@echo. >> “%logle%”
@echo. >> “%logle%”
@echo ======================================================== >>”%logle%”
@echo Start DD Media Start>> “%logle%” date/t >> “%logle%”
time/t >> “%logle%”
@echo ======================================================== >>”%logle%” echo Stage 1 - Completed
:: ================================================
:: Look for all medias in the library with status “expired”
:: and only print lines with media infos
:: ================================================”
“%nvutil%\nvreport.exe” -class “media” -include “%%reuse = yes” -include “%%librarystatus = Online”
-exclude “%%librarystatus = Unknown” -format “%%Label %%MediaGroup” -sort “%%Label” | nd “%media_
prex%” > “%tmp%\~media.txt
@echo ===========================================
@echo Processing the following List if Media
@echo ===========================================
type %tmp%\~media.txt
choice /T 5 /C jn /N /D j >NUL:
FOR /F “tokens=1,2 delims= “ %%i IN (%tmp%\~media.txt) DO ( SET ML=%%i
SET GL=%%j
call :_clean %%i
)
echo Stage 2 - Completed goto :eof
::
::
:: ******************************************************
:: * *
:: * Main Routine for every found media *
:: * Eventually adapt Timeout *
:: * according to machine type *
******************************************************
:_clean
@echo ===========================================
@echo Clean Media with Label %ML%
@echo Clean Media with Label %ML% >> “%logle%”
@echo ===========================================
:: ==============================================