You didn't say which operating system owns your tape library, but what you
need to do is fool NetWorker into thinking your tape has never been
labeled when you affix a new sticky label to it. To do that, you need to
delete the old label from the media database. Then you need to manually
load the tape in a tape drive and use a command or utility to overwrite
the label. For example, if your tape library is connected to a Linux
storage node, you could do something like ...
mt -f /dev/ntm1 rewind
cp some_file /dev/ntm1
Then unload the tape manually from the tape drive.
This erases the old magnetic label from the tape. NetWorker will then
write a new label on it the next time it needs to label a tape.
I know this is a PITA, but it is the only way I can think of to accomplish
what you want.
On 6/30/11 5:34 PM, "liquidd" <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have been having some issues with a certain manufacturers labels. (not
>sure if I am allowed to name them here). They have been coming loose on
>the ends, and I am worried that they may get stuck in my drive, or come
>off in the drive.
>
>I have purchased a new set of labels from another manufacturer that have
>not been having this issue.
>
>Now the problem. When I change the labels, my volume label is the old
>label from the old barcode, and the new label is the new barcode. I have
>been waiting for the expire so that I do not have problems there. I am
>wondering if there is a way to get the labels to match again. My reason
>is I have written some scripts that use one or the other labels to
>identify the tapes.
>
>I have considered deleting the tapes from the library, but then I will
>not know how many times my tapes have been used. I think that it would
>still come up with the old volume label though.
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>Keith
>
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