> With NBU 5.0 I think I have found a way by using the label option when
> you right click on a tape. You can highlight a bunch of tapes, right
> click and select label to rewrite the header. My problem is I really
> need a way to do this on NBU 3.4.1. As best as I can tell, I could
> somehow script it using bplabel.exe, but I would have to somehow mount
> and dismount each tape using some other means first before sending the
> bplabel.exe command. Does anyone have a better way? Is there a way to
> degauss a LTO tape and still use it again with a new internal header?

Even 3.4 has bplabel, and you don't have to load it first.  Just
inventory the media after insertion, then run bplabel with the
inventoried name (which will be the barcode).

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