On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 04:11:50PM -0500, J.Keating AT tachi-s DOT com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Am I correct to believe that NBU won't import or confuse itself or the 
> database if we should put a tape in the robot which has the same label as 
> a tape that's has already been written too and cataloged?

By 'label', do you mean the barcode on the outside of the tape?

If so, when you put such a tape in the robot, it will assume it is the
original (written to) tape with the same barcode. 

However, if it goes to use the tape, it will verify that the label
written on the tape (the RVSN) matches.  If it doesn't, it will think
something fishy is going on and freeze the volume that matches that
barcode in the database.

More importantly, you might be confusing yourself about which tapes are
where if this happens.

> And, should I be ordering labels with an existing sequence?

For the most part it doesn't matter.  You're just trying to guarantee
uniqueness.  But I'm not sure I understand what you mean about an
existing sequence.

-- 
Darren
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