Cool, I'll try just labeling one tape and using it.  Thanks..

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From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
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Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 10:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [Networker] Migration from netbackup

On 10/12/09 11:18 AM, Chester Martin wrote:
> 
> *         We have migrated our backup environment to networker from
> netbackup.  Problem is, we have a few hundred tapes from the netbackup
> environment that will not expire for at least 7 more years.  We do not
> want to keep our existing netbackup environment for that long, so we
> have to "convert" those tapes to networker.  Does anyone have any
> pointers on how to get this done, whether it be through an outside
> company or is there a way to do this through networker (something
other
> than restoring with netbackup and rebacking it up with networker)?

I have nothing useful to offer here.

> 
> *         I have a bunch of scratch tapes from our netbackup
> environment, many have only been used once.  Can I use these tapes in
> the networker environment after running a relabel job on the tape or
is
> there something more that needs to be done to make the tapes usable?
> Both environments were using LTO3 tapes.

I see no reason why you would need to do anything more label the tape in
NetWorker.  I would 
actually be surprised (scared might be a better term) if NetWorker
recognized the netbackup 
label on the tape -- but if it does, you may have to force it to label
the tape (by answering 
yes to the prompt).

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