George,
here is what I do.
nsrjb -C
to get a list of all tapes in the library.
Use mmlocate on the list to alter the location of the tapes to the new
storage node.
Move library.
Inventory.
regards
Andrew McGeorge
-----Original Message-----
From: George Sinclair [mailto:George.Sinclair AT NOAA DOT GOV]
Sent: 27 March 2003 3:53:AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Bar code reader and inventory question?
I think your guess seems reasonable. I know from experience that in
cases where the volume is no longer listed as being in a given library,
e.g. it was previously removed and placed on shelf, NetWorker will not
re-load it into the drive if you inventory it with bar coding turned on
even though the library may have been moved. It appears that the only
time it DOES re-load it is if it was previously listed in a given
library and either the library has changed names or the drives, as you
suggested, have changed. So, perhaps, tapes loaded in a given library
are not simply seen by their bar codes but are additionaly seen by their
bar codes at that particular location, not just one or the other, but
both. So, until you remove the volume from the library, it's bar code to
internal label matchup is volatile in the sense that it's bound to that
location and will have to be re-loaded every time the location changes
until it's removed from the library. At that point, it's golden.
George
Matts Nilsson wrote:
>
> Hi George,
> I'm partially guessing here, so be patient with me.
> What I know is that the tape will only be loaded in
> drive if NetWorker can not match the barcode label to
> a volume. That is, if the barcode is unknown, NW will
> try to read the tape to see if it contains a label.
> After that NW knows the status of the tape.
>
> Now I'm guessing: When you move a tape or
> drive/library to a storage node, the tape isn't known
> at that location. It is known in a library attached to
> the NW server, but not at the storage node.
> As I said, I'm guessing, so PLEASE correct me if I'm
> wrong!! :)
>
> // Matts
>
> --- George Sinclair <George.Sinclair AT NOAA DOT GOV> skrev:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a question about the bar code reader and how
> > NetWorker determines
> > if it has to re-load the volume to know what it's
> > label is.
> >
> > I've noticed that if you have the bar code reader
> > value turned on for
> > the jukebox then NetWorker will only load the
> > barcoded tape during an
> > inventory the first time. After that, it no longer
> > needs to load it to
> > inventory it. Makes sense. It also makes sense that
> > if you turn off the
> > library, and or move tapes around then as long as
> > the affected tapes
> > have been previously inventoried, NetWorker should
> > not have to re-load
> > them to inventory them, BUT why is it that if you
> > move the library to a
> > different server then NetWorker has to re-load the
> > tapes from scratch
> > during the first inventory on that server, but once
> > again, only the
> > first time. This happens whenever we move the
> > library to a new storage
> > node server. Is this normal behavior? Maybe the fact
> > that the SCSI
> > cables were unhooked and the control port has
> > changed causes this?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > George
> >
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