Katerina,

Try doing this:

First load the tape into the drive.  If it is a unix media server, type "dd 
if=/dev/rmt/0 bs=1024 count=1 | strings" (note: for /dev/rmt, use the correct 
tape device) and search for a label string of some sort.  This will give you 
the header information on the tape which includes the RVSN.

Hope this helps,
Gary


On 23 Jan 2003 09:45 EST you wrote:

> Greetings all,
> 
> I have the following problem.
> I have a tape which contains a backup from October 2002, but I do not know
> the media id of this tape.
> To import the tape I need to know the media id.
> 
> I have tried allocated the tape to a slot with a different mediaid and
> manually load it in a tape device, but when I open Device Monitor, there is
> not displayed the RVSN...
> 
> Does anyone know how I can "extract" the media id from the tape?
> 
> please note I have NB 3.4(with all patches) installed.
> 
> This is really important and I would appreciate any help provided!!!
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for your time,
> 
> Kat
> 
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