DBA Calender

[Former Member]

Hi all

I have one query, sometimes what happens when we try to initialize tape it could not initialize and turns red instead of green. and we can try only 3 times (1 used for backup)

Do we have any settings through which we can increase these options.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Bhupinder,

Can you pl clarify a bit more?

What message it gives if you try for the 4th time?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes

We dont hav choice to create new event. (5th)

try to go to db13 and u will see that we have only 4 events to create.

it may be initialization of tape (there may be two tapes)

or it may be scheduling of backup.

its ok, if u got my question. Otherwise i can mail u screen short give id?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

OO

Got your point.

U mean u can only schedule 4 actions isnt it?

In the db13 screen for to Calender menu----->Calender Display--->Change the Number of Items per Day tab to say 10. You can schedule 10 actions a day.

Actually there is no such parameters by which you can increase the no of times you can initialize the tapes.

If initialization fails there might be a problem with the tape. Try to format it via the os level tools i mean non sap one. Then initialize it via db13. Try with volume name SCRATCH and try.

Hope this helps.

Pl award suitable points if resolved.

Regards

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks

one more thing, as i said if initialize fails due to any reason, can we remove that entry from list (which turns red due to error)

[former_member204746 · Accepted solution]

yes you can, but you will need to fiddle tables SDBAH and SDBAD.

it is not really useful.

leave the red entries there, it will not harm your system.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Agree Eric but not only SDBAH and SDBAD but also SDBAC and may be a lot more.

Search for SDB* in se11.(for Bhupinder)

So better to leave it as it is as suggested by Eric.

Pl Award suitably.

Regards

[former_member204746 · Accepted solution]

Manas,

table SDBAC has nothing to do with his problem.

SDBAC is used to define which OS commands will run, nothing to do with red status in DB13.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

thanks