The -w withdraws one or more catridges to the cartridge access ports... I don't 
have load/unload ports on my library.  So this doesn't apply. Same with -d for 
deposit.   


Francis Swasey wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Read the nsrjb man page -- specifically the -w and -d flags.  I assume 
> you are likely running NetWorker 7.4 since you just did clones for the 
> first time.... it has a library management daemon that really hates you 
> doing manual changes.  As you found, you have jump through extraordinary 
> hoops to make it see reality after performing manual changes.
> 
> I am also assuming that your library has one or more I/O slots for 
> programmatic deposit and withdrawal of tapes.
> 
> Frank
> 
> On 10/13/08 11:35 AM, JGillTech wrote:
> 
> > My clone operation ran for the first time over the weekend.  Now I want to 
> > take the tape out of my Quantum Scalar 50 library and move offsite.  What 
> > is the process for taking a tape out of the autochanger and making 
> > NetWorker aware of the change?  I did the following procedure, but ran into 
> > some issues along the way: 
> > 
> > 1.) Marked the tape full with "nsrjb -o full {barcode} 
> > 2.) Updated the location field with NW Admin Console
> > 3.) Brought tape library offline, and pulled tape
> > 4.) Inserted new volume into library
> > 
> > When I brought my library back online, I noticed the status of the library 
> > within the Admin console didn't reflect pulling the tape.  So I manually 
> > tried to inventory that slot.. which didn't pickup the change (very 
> > concerning).  So I issued a "reset" command to the library, which finally 
> > worked.  Then I relabeled the new tape.  I went to the volumes tree under 
> > media (NW Admin Console) and noticed the location field didn't retain the 
> > information.  I update this information once again.  
> > 
> > What is wrong with this process?  
> > 
> > Furthermore, I tried to use the offsite flag with the command "nsrmm - o 
> > offsite -v {barcode}"  I didn't notice this actually doing anything to the 
> > volume... nothing I could query or see for that fact.  What does this do, 
> > if anything?  Should I use this in my offsite procedure?  
> > 
> > BTW:  I don't have any load/unload ports on my Scalar.
> > 
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