I'd suggest that you do a vmadd (or GUI) to add all the volumes and 
ensure their slots are correct.  Then bplabel (or right click and label 
from the GUI) them.  Once they've all got labels, you can use vmphyinv 
to physically inventory the robot.

If it's a large robot with lots of tapes and you'd like to skip the 
bplabel option, ensure all the tapes are in the right slots and then 
just initiate backups.  NetBackup will automatically label the tape to 
match what it has in the volume database.  But make sure that if 
NetBackup thinks tape ABC123 is in slot 1 and XYZ789 is in slot 2 
that's where they really are.  If they're swapped, you'll end up with 
ABC123 on the outside of the tape and XYZ789 on the inside.  This 
scenario isn't too bad with just 2 tapes, but with lots of tapes, it's 
REALLY ugly.

HTH
-TIm

On Jan 17, 2006, at 8:11 AM, Martin, Jonathan (Contractor) wrote:

>  
> One of my remote sites just bought a new library with NO BARCODE 
> READER!!! (DOH!)
>  
> While I try and get this sorted out (new PO for BARCODE READER,) does 
> anyone have any tips for configuring netbackup with such a device?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> -Jonathan
>