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Dave,

   Why would you want to combine 'tl*test' with the 'vm*' commands to move 
tapes?  I've found that I can import and export tapes using just the vm 
commands (no need for 'tl*test').  And while I have yet to have a reason 
to do it, it appears the vm commands can also move tapes around the 
library.  The only times I've found that I need to use any of the '*test' 
commands (e.g. robtest, tldtest) is to debug a problem with the library, 
never as a normal course of daily processing.  It appears the Veritas 
software provides a fairly complete set of commands and utilities ..... 
ITS THE DOCUMENTATION OF THESE COMMANDS THAT'S LACKING!  (Hear that 
Veritas?)

-- Tony Guzzi
Solutions Engineer
Storability, Inc.

http://www.storability.com





"David A. Chapa" <david AT datastaff DOT com>
02/16/2001 02:03 PM

 
        To:     <anthony.guzzi AT storability DOT com>, <veritas-bu AT 
Eng.Auburn DOT EDU>
        cc: 
        Subject:        RE: [Veritas-bu] Importing/Exporting tapes: vmchange 
and vmupdate


Very true, hence using a combo of vm commands and tldtest to move mass
amounts of media in ONE script is a pretty cool thing.

Just so long as one remembers that tldtest doesn't change the state of the
database logically.

David

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David A. Chapa
Consulting Manager
DataStaff, Inc.
847 413 1144
http://www.consulting.datastaff.com

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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dave,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp;Why would you want to combine 
'tl*test' with the 'vm*' commands to move tapes? &nbsp;I've found that I can 
import and export tapes using just the vm commands (no need for 'tl*test'). 
&nbsp;And while I have yet to have a reason to do it, it appears the vm 
commands can also move tapes around the library. &nbsp;The only times I've 
found that I need to use any of the '*test' commands (e.g. robtest, tldtest) is 
to debug a problem with the library, never as a normal course of daily 
processing. &nbsp;It appears the Veritas software provides a fairly complete 
set of commands and utilities ..... ITS THE DOCUMENTATION OF THESE COMMANDS 
THAT'S LACKING! &nbsp;(Hear that Veritas?)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
-- Tony Guzzi<br>
Solutions Engineer</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Storability, Inc.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.storability.com<br>
</font>
<br>
<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Very true, hence using a combo of vm 
commands and tldtest to move mass<br>
amounts of media in ONE script is a pretty cool thing.<br>
<br>
Just so long as one remembers that tldtest doesn't change the state of the<br>
database logically.<br>
<br>
David<br>
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David A. Chapa<br>
Consulting Manager<br>
DataStaff, Inc.<br>
847 413 1144<br>
http://www.consulting.datastaff.com</font>
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