In an automated tape library, you use optical barcode labels to specify
the magnetic tape labels. This is done at the time you check them in.
The manual says:

Examples

Task

Label tapes in a library named AUTO automatically as you are checking the
volumes in.

Command:

     label libvolume auto search=yes labelsource=barcode
      checkin=scratch overwrite=yes


The only way to change the label of a tape that is already in the
library is to check it out, change its barcode label, and then check it
back in as a new tape.

As long as you are using optical barcode labels on the tape cartridges,
overwrite=yes is OK, if you always use it with labelsource=barcode.

Roger Deschner      University of Illinois at Chicago     rogerd AT uic DOT edu



On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, David Longo wrote:

>With the  "LABEL LIBVOL"  command there is an option:
>overwrite=yes.  This will write new label you specify even if a label exists.
>
>My standard caveat on this is be careful as you can overwrite good
>data tapes.
>
>David Longo
>
>>>> frigoulay AT BACKUPAVENUE DOT COM 02/19/02 11:46AM >>>
>Hello in all
>
>I collide has a problem of labelisation: I would like to change the label of
>a cartridge being already in my robotics.
>
>During the command{*order*} of LABEL, TSM reads the cartridge and realize
>that this cartridge already possesses a label.
>
>How to rewrite a label without the cartridge rose in the reader and read?
>
>Thank you your good advices
>
>Frédéric Rigoulay
>
>
>
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