Help with bpbackupdb

I am in charge of the care and feeding of a media server. (Rev 3.4 -
W2K - Storage Tek 9730) Because of an upcoming DP test I am trying to
make a copy of the catalogs (both media and master) from the media
server side. The command I'm using is:

"install path\netbackup\bin\admincmd\bpbackupdb -tpath
media_server:\\.\tape0 -rv 005002 -nodbpaths -v
media_server:c:\program files\veritas\volmgr\database"

This results in several flashes and a "media open error". This happens
when the volume (005002) is both manually mounted in the drive and
entered as a new volume in the autochanger.

Where am I missing it? (Be nice now <G>) Can it be done? BTW the
master server is 2000 miles away and I have very little access to it.

Thanks
Rich

what about using ./netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpsyncinfo - help ?If I remember
correctly it enables you to set your media id and it will mount the tape
with the option -backupdb

I will test it tomorrow to make sure

<rich_tatum@hermanmiller.com> wrote in message
news:3b828599.1555092985@news.support.veritas.com...[color=blue]
> I am in charge of the care and feeding of a media server. (Rev 3.4 -
> W2K - Storage Tek 9730) Because of an upcoming DP test I am trying to
> make a copy of the catalogs (both media and master) from the media
> server side. The command I'm using is:
>
> "install path\netbackup\bin\admincmd\bpbackupdb -tpath
> media_server:\\.\tape0 -rv 005002 -nodbpaths -v
> media_server:c:\program files\veritas\volmgr\database"
>
> This results in several flashes and a "media open error". This happens
> when the volume (005002) is both manually mounted in the drive and
> entered as a new volume in the autochanger.
>
> Where am I missing it? (Be nice now <G>) Can it be done? BTW the
> master server is 2000 miles away and I have very little access to it.
>
> Thanks
> Rich
>[/color]