>From my knowledge, some libraries dont care what the label says (ATL, HP, 
>IBM). Maybe for STK it matters.

If you are running out of media and don't have another choice, use the L1 
labels. If you can print them (there is a good tool at 
http://www.jdtools.ca/ltobarcode.html ) , more the better.

Anyway it's really a matter of being tidy....  :)

Regards,
Jim





>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Brochart, Fabrice <fabrice_brochart AT storagetek DOT com>
>  Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] LTO2 tape label
>  Sent: 16 Nov '05 11:26
>  
>  Well, I think that the L1 and L2 letters is just at the end of the label, so 
> NetBackup doesn't "see" this caracters.
>  
>  These lettres is just used by robotics to determine which sort of media.
>  
>  And Simon is right, use the correct label if definitively the good choice.
>  
>  F@b
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: WEAVER, Simon [mailto:simon.weaver AT astrium.eads DOT net]
>  Sent: mercredi 16 novembre 2005 12:14
>  To: 'Jim Peppas'; Brochart, Fabrice; Dongfang_Liao AT kaltire DOT com; 
> veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>  Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] LTO2 tape label
>  
>  
>  Maybe its best to stick with the correct labels ;-)
>  
>  Simon
>  
>  
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Jim Peppas [mailto:perf AT peppas DOT gr]
>  
>  Sent: 16 November 2005 11:08
>  To: Brochart, Fabrice; Dongfang_Liao AT kaltire DOT com; veritas-bu AT 
> mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>  Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] LTO2 tape label
>  
>  
>  
>  Hi,
>  
>  Just define barcode rules to ensure that new tapes (with the L1 suffix) will 
> be defined as hcart2 media.
>  
>  Just be sure that you do not have overlapping barcodes (A0000L1-A9999L1 and
>  A00000L2-A99999L2) because NBU uses (when properly defined) the first 6 
> chars, so A00000L1 will be labeled as A00000. When you put A00000L2 in the 
> library, you will get the error "media not unique in database"
>  
>  Many robots also have the functionality to report a given number of chars, 
> but this might be dangerous if you have overlapping barcodes. If you put
>  A00000L1 in the lib, it will report to NBU A00000. So if you put A00000L2 
> in, then it will think it is the A00000(L1) tape.  Big mess!!!
>  
>  
>  Regards,
>  Jim Peppas
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  >  -------Original Message-------
>  >  From: Brochart, Fabrice <fabrice_brochart AT storagetek DOT com>
>  >  Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] LTO2 tape label
>  >  Sent: 16 Nov '05 10:37
>  >
>  
>  >  Hi,
>  >
>  
>  >  I think that you use a robot, so it's not a good idea to use a LTO1
>  
>  > label on a LTO2 tape.
>  >
>  
>  >  Otherwise the robot think that you have a true LTO2 tape, and you
>  
>  > can't  make difference between tapes.
>  >
>  
>  >  But a LTO2 drive can write on a LTO1 tape with performance of LTO1
>  
>  > drive.
>  >
>  
>  >  So you have to choose, but...
>  >
>  
>  >  Hth
>  >
>  
>  >  F@b
>  >
>  
>  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>  >  [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of
>  
>  > Dongfang_Liao AT kaltire DOT com
>  >  Sent: mercredi 16 novembre 2005 00:53
>  >  To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>  >  Subject: [Veritas-bu] LTO2 tape label
>  >
>  
>  >  Hi Everyone,
>  >
>  
>  >  Can I use LTO1 label (end with L1) on the LTO2 tapes? Or do I have to
>  
>  > buy LTO2 label (end with L2) to stick on my LTO2 tapes?
>  >
>  
>  >  Thanks
>  >
>  
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