I've always been a fan of tpconfig...rarely teach 
vmconf.  You know what you are getting with tpconfig 
because the control is in your hands.

David

Quoting "Everett, Craig" <Craig_Everett AT intuit DOT com>:

> FYI:
> I just found out that using the vmconf script to 
automatically install a
> robot during an initial Netbackup installation is at 
best 50% successful on
> average. The script identifies robotic controllers 
and drives and then adds
> them to your database for use with Netbackup. The 
problem is that this
> script mismatches your drive numbers to drive paths 
so that when you go to
> mount a tape for backup the drive automatically downs 
itself. The robot
> will
> mount a tape in drive3 and it will actually be in 
drive4.
>
> Solution: Don't use vmconf to automatically 
install/configure a robot. It
> doesn't work properly. Support says it's supposed to 
be fixed in 3.4 but
> I'm
> not holding my breath.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Craig Everett
> Intuit Inc,
> San Diego
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