For #1, how about "vmquery -w -rn <robnum> | awk '{print $1}'

if by "inventory a robotic library" you mean read the contents of the
library.  To update the inventory of the library I'd use "vmupdate" with a
bunch of options.

For the second one, I guess the short answer is "tpconfig" - assuming the OS
knows about the drive already.

-M


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Nguyen [mailto:nguy_t AT yahoo DOT com]
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 2:45 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] netbackup info


Hi all

I have a question:

1) What command line utility would you use to inventory a robotic
library? 

my answer is Robtest ?

2)Pick an OS (Solaris, AIX or Windows) and explain how you would
configure a tape drive to NetBackup.
My answer : It depends, if there are no device in server and you want
to configure the first device:
First step:     Find the device address:
                Unix : sgscan for find the device address
                NT: use Device Map to find device address
Second step:    configure the first tape device :
                Unix & NT : tpconfig  
3 nd  step:     start ltid daemon
4 nd  step:      Add the remaining device drivers:
Unix: xdevadm (bring up the dev admin menu to add the dice driver) ->
highlight & click the drive -> Add  drive
                                        NT: VMVolume.exe -> Media Server -
Tape drive -> New
        If the tape drive exist and you want add more the tape drive:
Unix: xdevadm (bring up the dev admin menu to add the dice driver) ->
highlight & click the 
drive -> Add  drive
                NT: VMVolume.exe -> Media Server - Tape drive -> New


also: on the netbackup win2000 is it different winNT ? 

Anyone know about it, please let me know, thanks.

Regards
Tom

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