I myself have this in a script which updates netbackup inventory regularly.

vmupdate -x -rn 0 -rt tld -rh `uname -n` -vh `uname -n` -use_barcode_rules

I check the process works with $? and send emails to ops if it fails.

Hope this helps



smpt wrote:

>Look at 5.0 Media Manager System Administrator?s Guide for unix at page 340
>and at 5.0 Media Manager System Administrator?s Guide for windows at page 322
>or at yours version manuals.
>
>just put the entry AUTO_UPDATE_ROBOT to vm.conf
>
>It isn't working for all robots 
>stefanos
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>>From: Richard Hellier <richard_hellier AT hotmail DOT com>
>>Subject: [Veritas-bu] Help! How to force an inventory update after loading 
>>tapes into a library?
>>Sent: 18 Aug '05 09:38
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>> Folks,
>> I have my ATL P3000 DLT library set so that it automatically empties
>> tapes from the load port into the storage slots.
>> 
>> What I'd like to do is automate the step of updating the robot inventory.
>> I'm sure I recall someone here mentioning a "magic filename" that you create
>> in the conf directory (?) whose presence signals to N/B that it should do
>> the update itself.
>> 
>> Anyone know how to do this, please?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Richard.
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