On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Cosmin.Oprea wrote:

> How do you read the label of the tapes in the mailslot (StorEdge Tek L180
> for instance)
> 
>From my experience, Veritas in and of itself doesn't really get to play
with the mailslot other than being able to empty or fill it.

What I do is plug

AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT

into my vm.conf file.  Whenever I plug a tape into the mailslot, the slot
gets emptied and NetBackup catalogs the media if it hasn't been before.  
Then your media will show up in the library reports.

If you're really motivated, you could use robtest to view the status
of the mailslot.

Take care,

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Casey Feskens <cfeskens AT willamette DOT edu>
System Administrator/Network Svcs. Consultant
Willamette University, Salem, OR
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