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[Veritas-bu] finding which tape is in the drive

2002-04-25 18:38:19
Subject: [Veritas-bu] finding which tape is in the drive
From: Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com (Donaldson, Mark)
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 16:38:19 -0600
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The electronic label (EVSN) is available via the "vmoprcmd -d ds" command.
-Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Ballowe, Charles [mailto:CBallowe AT usg DOT com]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:20 PM
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] finding which tape is in the drive


Is there an easy way (cmdline) to find which tape is in the drive
for a stand alone tape drive? My goal is to write a quick script
to expire the images on that tape using bpexpdate -ev, but I need
to know which one is in there. We have 3 weeks of tapes for this
test lab environment (one per day), retention set to 3 weeks, 
so the images on the tapes would be expiring about 8 hours after
the run starts for the night. Not my design -- they just asked me
to fix it.


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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>The electronic label (EVSN) is available via the =
&quot;vmoprcmd -d ds&quot; command.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-Mark</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Ballowe, Charles [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:CBallowe AT usg DOT com">mailto:CBallowe AT usg DOT 
com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:20 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [Veritas-bu] finding which tape is in the =
drive</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Is there an easy way (cmdline) to find which tape is =
in the drive</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>for a stand alone tape drive? My goal is to write a =
quick script</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>to expire the images on that tape using bpexpdate =
-ev, but I need</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>to know which one is in there. We have 3 weeks of =
tapes for this</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>test lab environment (one per day), retention set to =
3 weeks, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>so the images on the tapes would be expiring about 8 =
hours after</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the run starts for the night. Not my design -- they =
just asked me</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>to fix it.</FONT>
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