However, you are short changing yourself.
With using the last 6 characters, you are throwing two away two, and limiting yourself to 4 unique characters.
The last two characters signify the type of tape. (In this instance an L(TO)5.)
Using the settings as they were, the system was ignoring the tape type, and providing a full six tapes for identification.
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Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 2:24 PM
To: 'Reuter, Jerry'; Roland Kastner
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Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] HP ESL G3 Tape Library Barcode Issues
Hi Jerry
Yes you are right. We probably will, but right now after over 10 years of setup, it has worked out quite well, and wanted to keep it consistent
with the rest of the environment.
But it is working as I wanted to. I was under the impression that NBU used the last 6 characters of the barcode, so that is what I was used to
seeing.
But either way would work for everyone. Hence the Media ID Generation rules.
Appreciate all of the responses here. But I just knew it had to be a Robot config issue, even though HP was blaming the software.
A simple hidden feature was enabled and all is well now
J
Hoping to move direct to D-2-D or VTL at some point!
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Sent: 05 November 2013 16:18
To: Roland Kastner; Simon Weaver
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Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] HP ESL G3 Tape Library Barcode Issues
I came across the same problem a few years ago. I drove me crazy until I discovered NetBackup will reference the tape by the label that is committed to the tape header. No matter
what the labeling rules are, what written to the header rules. After changing the rules I had to do a full erase of the tape to correct the problem.
I recommend that you use the first 6 numbers of the tape instead of the last six. Using the last six you will eventually encounter duplicate tape numbers, if the last two numbers
are the tape drive version (i.e. L2, L3, L4, L5, L6….).
Hi Simon,
this should be on the Setup Menu, Barcode length.
To set the barcode length, use the Up and Down buttons to select
Barcode Length
and
press
Select. Next, use the Up and Down buttons to display the appropriate number (from
1 to 9, or back to 0), then press
Select. Default barcode length is 0, which means that
a barcode of any length will be accepted.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen/With kind regards
Roland Kastner
Ronald
Do you know how to on this G3 ESL, because I have gone through the Manual and I cannot see anything about it, and HP is saying it is a NetBackup issue,
but I keep stating it is not :(
Hi Simon,
you can change the Barcode reading direction on the GUI of the ESL tape Library (left to right)
Mit freundlichen Grüßen/With kind regards
Roland Kastner
Matthew
I do not have anything like this in VM.conf
I have existing Tape Libraries, that are reading the last 6 digits of the Barcode just fine.
If I create a Media ID Generation Rule, then this means I am trying to move away from the default behaviour of NetBackup?
I want to read W995L5 - But I am SSW995 in the Media ID and Barcode Colums under Media and Device Management, then under Robots and under Robot TLD(1)
Simon
Documented here:
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH10824
Hi All
Can someone advise on this?
I have implemented an HP G3 ESL Library under NBU 7.5 - However, I have a problem.
When doing the Inventory, it is showing the Media ID as the first 6 characters of the Barcode, rather than the last 6 characters of the Barcode.
For example, what I expect to see is W955L5, but what I am seeing is SSW995 being imported!
Any ideas as HP is telling me it is a NBU issue, but I was under the impression that by design, NetBackup imports the last 6 characters of the barcode.
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