> >What I am aiming for is the command(s) similar to the above so I can 
> re-introduce a tape the already exists in the >media catalog by telling 
> NBU that the tape that has just come back from the offsite store is in 
> slot number x in >the drive. Much in the same way that can be done via the 
> Java GUI on a system that has a barcode reader.
>  
> >I hope that the above makes sense (it did to me sometime ago and now my 
> head hurts...)
>  
> >Thanks in advance
> >Tim
> 
> Tim
> 
> I do not know a command that would do it, but why not just use the Java 
> GUI.  You can highlight the tape you want to move from stand-alone.  Right 
> click and choose move.  Check the box for it being in a library.  Then 
> fill in the info of what slot it is in.  I have done this for about a year 
> now for tapes without barcodes, and a library that does not have a barcode 
> reader.

vmchange should do that.

      Change volume residence

      /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmchange [-h volume_database_host] -res -m
           media_id -mt media_type -rt robot_type -rn robot_number -rh
           robot_host -v volume_group -rc1 rob_slot [-rc2 rob_side]

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