EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
01/22/2009 12:32:43 PM:

> We are running Networker 7.2.  We always label our tapes manually and
> try to keep them in numerical order.  I have found in the past that when
> selecting a tape to load Networker chooses the first tape in the most
> recently labeled series.
> 
> For instance if we have tapes in the library like this:
> 
>    1   BkupPool   85%
>    2   BkupPool    0%
>    3   BkupPool    0%
> 
> Then I add tape numbers 4,5,6 and label them.  If I only label 4,5,6
> then when 1 fills it will choose tape 4 to load next.  If however I
> include 2 & 3 in the labeling process so I'm labeling 2 through 6 in one
> command then it will choose 2 next.  I don't think I'd call that a bug,
> just the way Networker works.

What single command are you issuing, that will label multiple tapes in 
sequence, from multiple slots? Or am I misunderstanding?

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