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NetVault Backup nVTL bulk mark for reuse 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 barcode prex
:: and mark media for reuse - print lines with media infos
:: ================================================”
echo Stage 2 - Begin: Capture Media to be processed for reuse
“%nvutil%\nvreport.exe” -class “media” -format “%%Label %%MediaGroup” -sort “%%Label” | nd “%media_
prex%” > “%tmp%\~mediareuse.txt”
echo The following media will be processed for reuse:
type %tmp%\~mediareuse.txt
echo Stage 2 - Completed: Capture Media Media List has been dened
FOR /F “tokens=1,2 delims= “ %%i IN (%tmp%\~mediareuse.txt) DO ( SET ML=%%i
SET GL=%%j
call :_expire %%i
)
echo Stage 3 - Completed goto :eof
:_expire
@echo ===========================================
@echo Expire Media with Label %ML%
@echo Expire Media with Label %ML% >> “%logle%”
@echo =========================================== “%nvutil%\nvreusemedia.exe” -barcode “%ML%”
goto :eof