Troubleshooting guide

Chapter 4, Status Codes and Messages 147
Status Codes
Status Code: 177
Message: could not deassign media due to Media Manager error
Explanation: The tape manager (bptm) could not successfully deassign a media ID.
Recommended Action:
1. Check the NetBackup Problems report for the cause of the problem.
2. Verify that the Media Manager volume daemon (vmd) is active on UNIX or the
NetBackup Volume Manager service is active on Windows NT/2000.
3. For detailed troubleshooting information, create an activity log directory for bptm
and retry the operation. Check the resulting activity log.
Status Code: 178
Message: media id is not in NetBackup volume pool
Explanation: NetBackup attempted a backup of its catalogs and the media ID specified for
the catalog backup was not in the NetBackup volume pool. Volumes for catalog backups
must be in the NetBackup volume pool.
Recommended Action: Check the Media Manager volume configuration to verify that the
media IDs are present and in the NetBackup volume pool.
Status Code: 179
Message: density is incorrect for the media id
Explanation: An operation such as “list contents” was attempted on an invalid media ID,
such as a cleaning tape. Another possibility is that a media ID in the NetBackup catalog
backup configuration does not match the media type entered in the Media Manager
volume configuration.
Recommended Action: Check the volume configuration and the NetBackup catalog
backup configuration and correct any problems found.
Status Code: 180
Message: tar was successful
Explanation: tar returned a successful exit status.
Recommended Action: None.