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[Veritas-bu] Changing Media IDs?

2000-09-06 17:39:41
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Changing Media IDs?
From: fx [François-Xavier Peretmere] fx AT veritas DOT com
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 23:39:41 +0200
> From: RYAN C. ANDERSON [mailto:ryan_anderson AT udlp DOT com]
> Sent: Wednesday 06 September, 2000 16:47

 [ ... ]
> Is there a way to change the old media ID to a new one while
> keeping the rest of its information (particularly the number
> of mounts its had)?
>
> I've just started doing this simply by deleting the old media
> ID out of Media Mgmt since the data is expired anyway, then re-adding
> it in as new with a new label.  Is there a better way?

 no, you can't change the tape media id. you'll have to
write the number of mounts and eventually the expiration
date, destroy the tape, recreate it with its new media id,
and change the nimber of mount to its previous value.

 check MM admin guide page 167 for more details.

 fx

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