If the tapes have important data on them that has not yet expired, you DO NOT 
want to re-label them  as all data on the tape is then lost.

Networker should automatically take care of re-labeling them once every saveset 
on a tape has expired, then the entire tape becomes 'recyclable' and able to be 
re-labeled and re-used. The server will only re-label them when it needs media 
from a specific pool to write to and none are available. If you have new 
unlabeled tapes, 'auto media management' setting on the library allows them to 
be labeled when needed automatically. This is also dependent on if the pool 
allows them to be re-labled for to / from another pool... If they are relabeled 
in the same pool as they were in before, the label may not change if the label 
is also the tape barcode - this is normal. All our tapes use barcode labels 
that are independent of the pool they belong to (we use LTO4 tapes with 4 
different pools, 4 drives). Also the devices (tape drives) may have 
restrictions by pool, so only specific drives can read/write to specific 
pools... Check the pool configurations...  

-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of stivermr
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:35 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] Relabel Volume

I am new to using EMC NetWorker since our UNIX admin is away on medical leave. 
I am having trouble getting tapes relabeled. We recycle tapes after so long. I 
inserted and tried to relabel them and I was not able to. They still have the 
old label. I also noticed that it has overwritten the tapes and it still did 
not relabel them with the correct label based upon the media pool. Is there an 
easy way to relabel them now that they important data on them? Maybe I am doing 
something wrong and they are supposed to be deleted then relabeled?  Thanks in 
advance.

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