[Veritas-bu] how to read tape label..........

Thanks to all that replied. robtest/vmoprcmd did the trick!

--steve


Tim Hoke wrote:
> The previous responses assume you know what slot the tape is in.... If you
> do, then robtest is your tool.... Use it to load the tape, then use
> vmoprcmd (AVR or TLD/TL8 mode for the drives, just not down) to view what
> the recorded media id is.....
> 
> And when your done finding it's media id, then use 'vmoprcmd -reset <drive
> index #>' to have the tape dismounted by the drive and robot.
> 
> If you don't know what slot it's in, start at slot 1 and go until N.
> 
> -Tim
> __________________________________
> Tim Hoke
> thoke AT northpeak DOT com
> 
> On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, David A. Chapa wrote:
> 
> 
>>use robtest
>>
>>mv the tape to a tape drive (it will be mounted)
>>
>>exit robtest
>>
>>from the cli
>>
>>you can then address that tape via the /dev/rmt file
>>
>>David
>>
>>Oh, when you are done make sure you use robtest to unload and return it to
>>its proper slot.
>>
>>
>><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>>David A. Chapa
>>Backup Storage Consultant
>>DataStaff, Inc.
>>http://www.datastaff.com
>>312 683 1144
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>>-----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 Steven L.
>>Sesar
>>Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:17 PM
>>To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>>Subject: [Veritas-bu] how to read tape label..........
>>
>>
>>...when the tape is not physically in front of you, and the library that
>>it is in has no barcode reader.
>>
>>??? I thought I knew of a way to do this, but I was wrong.
>>
>>Anyone?
>>
>>
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Steven L. Sesar
Ops. Sys. Programmer/Analyst, Sr.
Application Operations R10A
The MITRE Corporation
202 Burlington Road - R101
Bedford, MA 01730
tel: (781) 271-7702
fax: (781) 271-2600
email: ssesar AT mitre DOT org
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