Hello Imran

No you can use 1:2:3:4:5:6

But there can be issues with the placement of the rule, depending on which 
admin client you are using. 

Are you using the jnbSA client run from the master, or the windows mfc admin 
client or ...

If you use the windows mfc admin client it stores and uses the rule data on the 
pc that you are running the client on and not the data on the master server. 

If you are using a cluster is the admin client running on one node and the tape 
daemons on another. You might want to copy the rule to ever server in the 
cluster. 

len 

-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:veritas-bu-admin 
AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Khan Imran A
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 3:58 PM
To: 'James Pattinson'
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Media ID generation

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.
>
>  
>
> MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS 0 8 1:2:3:4:5:6
>
>  
>
> 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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