Can you duplicate the tape to another "unique" media ID on the remote
system first?
Then import the new unique copy on the local system?

Paul

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf 
> Of Paul Robertson
> Sent: August 13, 2007 2:26 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Importing tapes with same mediaid from 
> anotherNetbackup server
> 
> 
> Folks,
> 
> We're running an ancient (3.4) version of Netbackup at a small remote 
> site, and we need to import a handful of DLT tapes from a 
> second remote 
> 3.4 site. Unfortunately, there was no provision for unique barcode 
> labels at each site, and the to-be-imported tapes have the 
> same barcodes 
> and media ids as existing (and different) LTO1 tapes in the Netbackup 
> database.
> 
> How (if at all) should I modify the tape import process given the 
> apparent media id collision? I'm kinda hoping that netbackup will 
> recognize the namespace collision and prompt me to associate a unique 
> media id with the DLT tapes.
> 
> Any suggestions are appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Paul
> 
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