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NetVault Backup nVTL ghost media scrub script
Windows
®
platform
@echo off
:: ====================================================================
:: Setup Vars
:: ====================================================================
set nvutil=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Dell\NetVault Backup\util setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set logle=%tmp%\logdd430-1purge.log set “media_prex=”
:: ====================================================================
:: Capture Vars
:: ====================================================================
:input
CLS
set /p media_prex=Enter the Media Label Prex to Purge (enter . to exit): IF “%media_prex%”==”.” GOTO
:eof
IF “%media_prex%”==”” GOTO input
:: ====================================================================
:: Begin Works
:: ====================================================================
echo Stage 1 - Begin: Setup Logging
@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:
Log le created
::
::
:: ================================================
:: Look for all medias in the library with label prex
:: and delete media from the Database
:: ================================================”
echo Stage 2 - Begin: Capture Media to be processed for deletion
“%nvutil%\nvreport.exe” -class “media” -exclude “%%LIBRARYSTATUS = Online” -format “%%Label” -sort
“%%Label” |
nd “%media_prex%” > “%tmp%\~mediapurge.txt”
echo The following media will be processed for deletion:
type “%tmp%\~mediapurge.txt”
echo Stage 2 - Completed: Capture Media Media List has been dened
echo Stage 3 - Begin: Process all Media for Deletion from the Media Database
FOR /F “tokens=1 delims= “ %%i IN (%tmp%\~mediapurge.txt) DO ( SET ML=%%i
call :_expire %%i
)
echo Stage 3 - Completed: Processed all Media for Deletion from the Media Database echo Stage 4 - Begin:
Clean up from works completed\
if exist “%tmp%\~mediapurge_old.txt” erase “%tmp%\~mediapurge_old.txt”
ren %tmp%\~mediapurge.txt ~mediapurge_old.txt
echo Stage 4 - Completed: Clean up complete goto :eof
:_expire
@echo ===========================================
@echo Delete Media with Label %ML%
@echo Delete Media with Label %ML% >> “%logle%”
@echo =========================================== echo “%nvutil%\nvremovemedia.exe” -medialabel “%ML%”
“%nvutil%\nvremovemedia.exe” -medialabel “%ML%”
goto :eof