Hi James,

Even with the = sign the media ID  shows 0003L2 instead of MF0003, should
there it be MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS = 0 8 #M:#F:3:4:5:6

Even after a inventory the media id column still show all id's with L2
instead of the MF prefix 

Regards

Imran 

-----Original Message-----
From: James Pattinson [mailto:jamesp AT hisser DOT org] 
Sent: 30 November 2004 20:01
To: Khan Imran A
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Media ID generation

Imran

It should read

MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS = 0 8 1:2:3:4:5:6

(equals sign)

Cheers

James

Khan Imran A wrote:

> Hi,
>
>  
>
> In a library hosting LTO media the barcodes are 8 characters barcodes 
> e.g. GF6498L2.  NetBackup reads them as 6498L2.
>
>  
>
> A technote on the VERITAS site says the following entry in the VM.conf 
> file can make NetBackup read the first 6 characters rather than the 
> last six.  
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>  
>
> MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS 0 8 1:2:3:4:5:6
>
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>
> The backup server is a cluster I tried putting the entry in the 
> VM.conf file on the active node under volmgr restarted the services 
> and checked in NetBackup the media are still being read as node 6498L2.
>
>  
>
> Any ideas ??
>
>  
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>  
>
> Imran Khan
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>  
>