It was already re-inventoried, but an error is given at the time the
tape is loaded that Monthly029 is not in the media database. After the
attempted mount Legato thinks the other barcode is loaded until a
re-inventory.

James Rohrich
UOP LLC
25 E. Algonquin Rd.
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
Tel: (847) 391-3958
james.rohrich AT uop DOT com


-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On Behalf Of Darren Dunham
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:00 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Tape offset


> The barcodes and volumes all exist as full tapes. When the tape is 
> first inventoried there is no problem but that is because the 
> information already exists in the media db. It is when the tape is 
> loaded and actually read that the problem is seen. It is something on 
> the tape itself.

When the initial inventory is done, networker assumes that mapping it
has for barcode->volume is correct. 

If something causes the tape to be loaded, it will verify that the label
on tape matches its assumption.  If not, the tape is rejected.  This can
happen if it has multiple mappings for a barcode.

So the rejection after loading the tape is a symptom.  We have to go
back further and try to figure out what's causing it to get confused in
the first place.

> 
> H:\>mminfo -av -q barcode=M00029 -r volume,barcode,volaccess
>  volume        barcode        vl access
> Monthly.159    M00029        12/25/2004
> 
> When the tape is actually mounted in the drive, it will be rejected 
> since it will be reported as Monthly029. We have found this in two 
> sets of tapes. Maybe you can see what I mean by there being a problem 
> with the offset, since it picks up part of the barcode as part of the 
> volume name.

If you haven't re-inventoried it, what does this display?

mminfo -av -q volume=Monthly029 -r volume,barcode,volaccess

-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
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