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NetBackup™ Status Codes Reference Guide

NetBackup status code: 171

Message: media ID must be 6 or less characters

Explanation: An operation that suspends or freezes a media ID (for example, bpmedia). was tried. The media ID is longer than six alphanumeric characters.

Recommended Action: Retry the command with a valid media ID.

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