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Catalog job fails with an error message : One or more pieces of media in the media family being cataloged has not been inventoried. No objects on these media may be cataloged.
Exact Error Message
One or more pieces of media in the media family being cataloged has not been inventoried. No objects on these media may be cataloged.

Details:
This error means the tape being accessed is part of a multi-tape set (media family), and at least one piece of media is not currently identified in the Backup Exec database.  There are three reasons why a tape may not exist in Backup Exec's database:

1. In Backup Exec for Windows Servers, the options can also be accessed by Tools | Options | Catalog
Place a check mark on "Use Storage media-based Catalogs"
 


2. Close Backup Exec GUI and stop all Backup Exec services.

3. Rename Catalogs directory to Catalogs.old    (NOTE: This procedure will remove any existing restore selections from Backup Exec)

4. Start Backup Exec Services.
 

5. A new Catalogs folder is automatically created.
6. Inventory the drive(s) or slot(s) containing all the tapes in the family
7. Run a "Catalog" job on a tape.
NOTE: The catalog files in the catalogs.old folder can be copied back into the new catalogs folder, but do not overwrite any existing files in the new catalogs folder.


Supplemental Material:

System: Ref.# Description
UMI: V-79-57344-34042 One or more pieces of media in the media family being cataloged has not been inventoried. No objects on these media may be cataloged.
Error Code: e00084fa One or more pieces of media in the media family being cataloged has not been inventoried. No objects on these media may be cataloged.
Error Code: a00084fa One or more pieces of media in the media family being cataloged has not been inventoried. No objects on these media may be cataloged.

Products Applied:
 Backup Exec for Windows Servers 10.0, 10.0 5484, 10.0 5520, 10d (10.1), 10d (10.1) 5629, 9.0, 9.0 4367, 9.0 4367 SP1, 9.0 4454, 9.0 4454 SP1, 9.1, 9.1 4691, 9.1 4691 SP1

Last Updated: January 25 2006 02:13 PM GMT
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Subjects:
 Backup Exec for Windows Servers
   Application: Device Management, Media Management

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Operating Systems:
Windows 2000

Advanced Server, Advanced Server SP1, Advanced Server SP2, Advanced Server SP3, Advanced Server SP4, Advanced Server Windows Powered, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP1, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP2, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP3, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP4, Datacenter Server, Datacenter Server SP1, Datacenter Server SP2, Datacenter Server SP3, Datacenter Server SP4, Professional, Professional SP1, Professional SP2, Professional SP3, Professional SP4, SAK, Server, Server SP1, Server SP2, Server SP3, Server SP4, Server Windows Powered, Server Windows Powered SP1, Server Windows Powered SP2, Server Windows Powered SP3, Server Windows Powered SP4

Windows 9x

98

Windows NT

4.0 Server SP6a

Windows Server 2003

DataCenter, DataCenter (IA64), Enterprise (IA64), Enterprise Server, Standard Server

Windows Small Business Server 2003

Premium Edition, Standard Edition

Citrix MetaFrame

1.8, XPe

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