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[Veritas-bu] Re: A way to tell which tape is actually in which slot (DDS3)

2004-04-12 11:08:26
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Re: A way to tell which tape is actually in which slot (DDS3)
From: larry.kingery AT veritas DOT com (Larry Kingery)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:08:26 -0400 (EDT)
> Does anyone know a way to tell/check which tape is actually in a
> particular slot on a DDS3 unit?

Sounds like you may not have a barcode reader, so you might benefit
from 

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmphyinv

in newer versions of NBU (4.5FPx or 5.0)

> 
> Some of our units offsite are reloaded by personnel on site who
> sometimes mix up the tape and slots when loading. Then in the logs
> you'll see expected LABEL_X found LABEL _Y freezing media, so it
> seems there is some way to find what tape is in there? If I knew a
> way to check right after they loaded the tape I could avoid
> this. Thanks in advance
> 
> 

-- 
Larry Kingery 
"If it weren't for trucks, there wouldn't be tailgates" -- some country song

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