That actually will only change the volume group not the 
residence of the media.

you'll still use vmchange.

vmchange -res -m $mediaid -mt $mtype -rt none -v $new_v

with this you can actually move it from the robotic 
device logically and change its volume group.

David

Quoting fx  [François-Xavier Peretmere] 
<fx AT veritas DOT com>:

> > From: John Meyers [mailto:john.meyers AT wright DOT edu]
> > Sent: Monday 29 January, 2001 17:03
>
> >  I'm just getting started with NetBackup 3.2GA on a 
Solaris 2.6 server,
> >  and I'm wondering if there is a command line 
method of moving volumes
> >  from a robot device to standalone (logically).  
The only documented
> >  procedure I could find was via the media manager 
interface.
>
>  check /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmchange command.
>
>  something like
>
>  # vmchange -M $master -new_v $outside_vg -m $tape
>
>  will do the trick. there's too a "not documented but 
widely used"
> switch to eject the media, -e.
>
>  fx
>
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