With checklabel=barcode, what happens is that TSM reads the internal
memory of the library as to what the library's inventory says is
where.
So generally that won't take long.  And a drive needs to be available
for
the case where library had a problem reading a barcode label, that
tape
can be mounted in a tape drive to verify - even if using checkl=b.



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>>> msimpson AT UKY DOT EDU 10/22/02 08:27AM >>>
At 10:41 AM -0500 10/18/02, Todd Lundstedt said:
>How long should the command
>"Audit Library LibName CheckLabel=BARCODE"
>take to process.  I have less than 200 tapes in the library.  I have
done
>this before and it took less than 5 mins.  This one has been running
for
>over 40 minutes now.

Our situation is just the opposite.  We have a 3584 library connected
to TSM 4.2.2.0 on Solaris.
Audit Library LibName CheckLabel=BARCODE
completes in a few seconds, with no movement of the library robotics.
It doesn't appear to be checking any barcodes at all. I haven't tried
it with CHecklabel=Yes yet.
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