Depositing a volume into the lib, NetWorker will NOT update
the inventory because no action is performed with barcode or
volume label of the deposited volume.

If you turn on MATCH BARCODE option in your jukebox,
as barcode equals volume name at labeling, the tapes should not be 
loaded into a drive to have the volume name verified.
It should use a check like :

if jukebox has volume name matching barcode option turned on
then
        if barcode text is known in mediadb
        then
                if retrieved record has barcode=volume name
                then
                        inventory is updated with barcode
                        without mounting tape.
else
        Mount volume into a drive to verify volume name.
        if barcode does not match barcode in mmdb for verified volume
        then
                update mmdb with new barcode.

Using barcode not matching the volume name, networker cannot 
rely on barcode getting volume name so it mounts the tape into
a drive to verify label and updates barcode field for the volumeid's
record 
in the mediaDB if the detected barcode does not match with current one
stored in the volumeid's record.

Hope that helps,

Warm regards,

Thierry 





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-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Moore [mailto:Joe.Moore AT SDRC DOT COM] 
Sent: mardi 18 novembre 2003 22:52
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Inventory loads tapes into drives..

On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 10:01:01AM -0800, Darren Dunham wrote:
> During testing, I'm -w(ithdrawing) two volumes into the CAP, then I
> -d(eposit) them back into empty slots, then I -I(nventory) them.
>
> All volumes have barcodes and the jukebox uses them, but this
inventory
> loads the tapes into drives to verify the label.  I'm not certain why
it
> does this.

In my experience, Networker doesn't update the jukebox contents unless
you specify the tapes you're depositing.  You can check this by looking
at the hidden attribute "Volumes" of the Jukebox resource.

> After the deposit, I can see that the barcode label for the volume in
> 'mminfo' is the same as it was before.  I've done an 'mminfo' and
> verified that there's no duplication of the barcode in the media
> database.
>
> With 6.1.1 installed, is there a reason that the tapes are being
loaded
> rather than simply having the barcodes read?  When I do a sjirdtag
after
> the deposit, I see that the jukebox knows the proper barcodes are in
the
> proper slots, and the barcode matches the volume in the media
database.

According to what you have below, Networker is not sure of the media
label
(volume id) in slot 175 (see where is says box_display: `_' for drive?)

>
> nsrjb -v -I -S175 -S230
> box_inventory:
> Jukebox handle being closed at port [email protected]
> box_inventory_free:
> Jukebox handle being opened at port [email protected]
> Slot `175' is being loaded into drive `/dev/rmt/10cbn'
> box_display: `-' for drive `/dev/rmt/10cbn'

--Joe

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