Scanner of an adv_file device

Question

Hello,

we have setup a new NetWorker environment, which is working fine. However, we want to keep some data (savesets) from the "old" environment. In this "old" environment we only used disk backup to adv_file devices. The savesets to be transfered to the new environment have been nsrstaged to one adv_file device on one physical disk on the SAN. Then we have "zoned" this disk to a Storage Node in the new environment and have defined this as a new adv_file device without any problem in the new NetWorker.

Now we want to scanner this device to get all "old" savesets in the new environment. However we are not able to do this.

Giving:

scanner -i rd=unwrathene:e:\Alex_Move_2

we get:

8909:scanner: using 'rd=unwrathene:e:\Alex_Move_2' as the device name

rd=unwrathene:e:\Alex_Move_2: No such file or directory

What is the cause of this problem?

How can we solve this?

Hope someone can help.

Regards,

Harry Bremer

masonb · Answer

Harry,

I am guessing here that unwrathene is a storage node. I think you need to run the scanner on this server using the following command: -

scanner -s -i e:\Alex_move_2

You can also use the .RO device name. I do not believe scanner accepts remote device names - you run it on the sever with the device attached to it locally and just specify the device name without host. The error is due to the rd= prefix to the device name.

Regards,

Bill Mason

hbremer · Answer

Thanks for the quick answers. Yes it worke that way!!! Thanks again.

pheikens · Answer

Because the AFTD is on a storage node you have to invoke the following command on the SN I think:

scanner -i -s e:\Alex_Move_2

Not shure, if you have to use path or device. that would be: scanner -i -s rd=unwrathene:e:\Alex_Move_2

If problems persist, put path or device in quotes.

jarady · Answer

Hi guys, I am facing the same issue, I need more details on this: scanner -i \Tape1 did not work with me. what should I add? many thanks

NWadmin1 · Answer

Hi Jihad, This thread is marked as (Answered). Please start new thread and provide more details such as the error message, the exact Tape Drive name, etc… Thanks, Mustafa

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