ntbackup.exe eject

[Dennis Skaltsis]

Is it possible to "eject" a "4mm DDS' media via ntbackup
command prompt?

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Is it possible to "eject" a "4mm DDS' media via ntbackup
command prompt?

Yes. See tip 2265 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Ales Baranek]

and how to eject any tape, not created now by script?

 

[michitsch]

I think should work.

set media=
for /f "Tokens=*" %%a in ('rsm view /cg%TapeDriveGUID%
/TPhysical_media') do (if not "%%a"=="The command completed
successfully." set media=%%a)
if /i "%media%" EQU "Unable to open session with the RSM server." goto
checkmedia
if /i "%media%" EQU "PHYSICAL_MEDIA" goto notape
if not defined media goto notape
rsm.exe eject /pf"%media%" /astart
:notape
exit

You WILL have to replace %TapeDriveGUID% with your tape drive's actual
GUID number which can be seen by the command "rsm view /tlibrary
/guiddisplay"

You can also try my free NTBackupScript at http://ntbackup.no-ip.com
which ejects the tapes, sends backup report logs and change tape
reminders via email.

-Good Luck!