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Re: Identifying Tape Source

PaulMmn wrote:
I'm working on a procedure to streamline loading our libraries on a disaster recovery system.

I'm trying to determine which of our computers wrote which backup tapes. I've poked at the VOL and HDR1/HDR2 labels, but so far the only label that contains the name of the system is the sticky label on the outside of the cartridge.

Have I missed anything?

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well the poor man's easy way would be to create an object that is the name of the system and save that object near the front of the tape if possible. Or how about using the Owner ID on the Init tape cmd or maybe the first character of the label is keyed to the system?

None of these are Automagic via the system but simple


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