You can pre-load the library directly without using the bulkloader and
presumably
perform a "label libvol search=yes". Make sure the current database and
library
state are consistent with an audit etc. Please research it for your own
piece of mind
before performing this.

This can be a huge timesaver. The same thing can apply if the tapes are
already
labelled and you can use checkin libvol search=yes in a similar fashion.

You don't want to accidentally label any existing data volumes, I'm tempted
to actually
make them read-only somehow before doing this process, physical tabs? Maybe
someone has
a better suggestion to safeguard the volumes already in there...

Mike.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Ouzen [SMTP:rouzen AT UNIV.HAIFA.AC DOT IL]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 7:30 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      checkin & label scratch volumes
>
> Hi
>
> I have a scalar 1000 library and need to add a lot of new scratch volumes.
> Can I do just a:
>                 checkin libv scalar status=scratch search=bulk
> checklabel=barcode
>
> or I need the first time to do:
>               label libv scalar checkin=scratch search=bulk
> labelsource=barcode volrange=000001,000050
>
> When I did  a label libv each cartridge  was mounted in the drive and the
> process can take a long time.
>
> Regards  Robert Ouzen

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