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Re: [Veritas-bu] Check tape ID in tape header for each tape?

2011-08-31 12:39:33
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Check tape ID in tape header for each tape?
From: A Darren Dunham <ddunham AT taos DOT com>
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:39:25 +0000
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 05:30:11AM -0400, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I had get new labels put on some tapes that had incorrect specifications, 
> which caused inventory problems in the past.  Even though they are now
> scratch, if there is a mismatch it will freeze the tape, etc, is there a 
> quick way to check the header on each tape to ensure the label and header 
> match for the barcode ID?  If not, I will have to bplabel each one and 
> check for errors I suppose.

It's been a while, but I believe last time I had this happen I use
vmphyinv to do the heavy lifting.  Sorry I don't have details.  It took
a while for me to understand what it was doing, but it can go read the
label and check what differs.

-- 
Darren
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