If you want to work out which tapes are required for a restore either:

-- through the admin GUi in the Backup, Archive & Recovery pane  
select the files to be restored as usual and before clicking on the  
"Restore" button and it tells you which tapes you need
-- if you prefer the command line then you can use "bpimagelist - 
media -U -client clientname -hoursago NN" if its the most recent  
backup or use the "-e" and "-s" flags to specify start/end backup window

If you want to know what is on each tape then try "bpimmedia  
media_number" that gives you a report of all the backup fragments and  
their associated images on the tape. I wouldn't even think about  
writing which backup images on the individual tapes - if you're  
worried about importing swathes of tapes then it could be worth  
saving a copy of "bpimmedia -m mediaid_number" whenever you remove a  
tape somewhere safe so you've got a redundant version of what's on  
each tape... You can then go back through these reports to which out  
which tapes an image spans.

Rgds,

Henry

On 9 Nov 2006, at 11:34, WEAVER, Simon wrote:

> Dave
> In respect of knowing what client backup was on the monthly tape.  
> For example if SERVER1 was backed up with a 1 year retention it is  
> classed as a monthly backup. That tape is unloaded and placed into  
> a safe / vault. If 5 months down the line they need to restore data  
> for the client, they wanted to quickly find out what tape was used  
> for restoring any data for the server1 backup.
>
> Anyhow, I think the easiest method here is going to just rely on  
> activity monitor and if a tape is needed not in the Library, then  
> they can just go ahead and load it :-)
>
> Regards
>
> Simon Weaver
> 3rd Line Technical Support
> Windows Domain Administrator
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clooney, David [mailto:david.clooney at bankofamerica.com]
> Sent: 09 November 2006 10:55
> To: WEAVER, Simon; Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Recognise Media from NBU
>
> Simon
>
> When you say data, what exactly do you mean ?
>
> Dave
>
> From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu- 
> bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of WEAVER, Simon
> Sent: 08 November 2006 16:52
> To: Veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Recognise Media from NBU
>
> Hi all
> Quick question - NBU 5.1 MP2 Win2k3 Server
>
> One of our libraries has over 40 tapes taken out each and every  
> month to be stored in a safe.
>
> Trouble is, it is a time consuming process to label each tape (not  
> that I mind too much!).
>
> Anyhow, is there an EASY method or way to tell What data is on a  
> tape via a command line without the need to load the single tape  
> into the library?
>
> I could go through tapes one by one, but is there an easier method  
> I am overlooking?
> Thank you
>
> Regards
>
> Simon Weaver
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> Windows Domain Administrator
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