The lack of barcodes on the tapes explains why Networker must put the
tape in a drive and read the label so it knows which tape it is...
Without the barcode, it has no other way to ID the tape....
With barcodes, it recognizes the tape by its barcode because it knows
which tapes have which barcodes as this is part of the media database
record for every tape volume.

You're approaching restores in an odd way IMHO... We always invoke
nwrecover on a Unix client or Networker User program on Windows
machines... Select the date we want to restore from, then find the file
to be restored and mark it... Then we check the tape(s) needed via
View/Required volumes and load those if they are not in the library...
Of course you can only browse back to what is currently in the index for
that client... Which is controlled by your browse policy limit...
Indexes can use lots of disk space if your browse policies are longer
and the client has lots of files... 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of jasondre
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:47 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] reading, moving forward # file(s)
> 
> I have deleted and re-created the library.  I tried that last 
> week I believe.  I don't think I have the bar-code feature 
> enabled because we aren't using bar-codes on the tapes.  
> Would that be why I need to inventory the tapes each time I 
> insert them?  I logged a call with EMC tech support over this 
> issue and after spending hours on the phone, the tech seemed 
> to think there was an issue with the Autoloader and suggested 
> I call Dell Tech Support which I did.  Dell Tech support 
> upgraded the firmware and said "that should take care of it!"  
> 
> So, we'll see if it does.
> 
> 
> Goslin, Paul wrote:
> > We have an older PV 136T
> > 
> > I would suggest you delete and re-create (or re-discover) your 
> > library, which will build a new configuration for it. Sounds like 
> > maybe your bar-code reader feature is not enabled...
> > I have noticed since upgrading to 7.4.4, it take quite a 
> few minutes 
> > (like 5 to 10) for the library to reach a 'ready' state when the 
> > Networker processes are all restarted... Library operations 
> are slow, 
> > methodical, but thorough... You must be patient with 
> Networker in this 
> > regard...
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: EMC NetWorker discussion
> > > [mailto:NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU] On Behalf 
> Of jasondre
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:49 PM
> > > To: NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU
> > > Subject: [Networker] reading, moving forward # file(s)
> > > 
> > > More weirdness.  I think there might be something wrong 
> with my Dell 
> > > PowerVault 124T Autoloader.  It is just not acting right. 
>  Here are 
> > > some of the weird actions the Autoloader is doing.
> > > 
> > > 1. It will constantly switch between change it's status under 
> > > Libraries from "ready" to not "ready", as indicated by a little 
> > > green check mark.  Is that normal behavior?
> > > 
> > > 2. When I insert a tape, it will say the Volume is 
> <unlabeled> when 
> > > I know that it is labeled.  If I then do an inventory on 
> the tape, 
> > > it will figure out the correct Volume.
> > > However, if I insert a second tape, the tape that was just 
> > > inventoried will change to <unlabeled> along with the new 
> tape.  Now 
> > > both tapes say the Volume is <unlabeled>
> > > 
> > > What the heck?
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