Networker

Re: [Networker] Auto Meida Management and Storage Nodes?

2003-08-21 12:58:28
Subject: Re: [Networker] Auto Meida Management and Storage Nodes?
From: "Paul T. DAY" <day AT DEAS.HARVARD DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 12:58:14 -0400
        You can always do a nsrjb -L -b "pool name" -Y -S "slot number"
The -Y forces the lable.
        I must say, however, I've never had no such problems with AIT-2 tapes.

Paul

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Yura Pismerov wrote:

> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 12:05:56 -0400
> From: Yura Pismerov <ypismerov AT TUCOWS DOT COM>
> Reply-To: Legato NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU>,
     Yura Pismerov <ypismerov AT TUCOWS DOT COM>
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Auto Meida Management and Storage Nodes?
>
> Davina Treiber wrote:
> >
> > Yura Pismerov wrote:
> >
> > > Are the tapes new ? Brand new or never used with Legato tapes should be
> > > erased - see /etc/LGTOuscsi/erase (man erase). Otherwise Legato won't
> > > accept them (deliberately).
> >
> > This is wrong. NetWorker doesn't have problems labelling new or
> > non-NetWorker tapes. I don't know where you got this idea from. Good
> > thing it's not true, imagine having to manually run erase on hundreds of
> > tapes before use!
>
> >From my experience with AIT-2 tapes.
> I did not deal with other types of media, but as for AIT-2 Networker
> refuses (at least in my case) to label brand new tapes. It says
> "exercise tape" or something like that.
> Do I miss something ?
>
>
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> Yuri Pismerov, Sr. System Administrator,
> TUCOWS.COM INC. (416) 535-0123  ext. 1352
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