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I've got an IBM 3581 changer hooked up to a server and being processed
by Backup Exec 12. Currently the drive is set to Random mode.
I used to have a Dell changer with a barcode reader and the changer was
able to communicate all cartridge changeouts to BE whenever done one by
one. With the 3581, whenever I swap cartridges, BE knows nothing about
it unless I tell it to do an inventory of the slots. I assume this is
because it doesn't have a barcode reader option installed.
The problem I run into is that if I forget to perform an inventory after
swapping some tapes, BE will continuously circuit the slots looking for
an available/non-protected tape - which it never finds because to BE,
they're all overwrite protected, even though some are really not, they
were changed out.
My question is, what if I changed to Sequential, would it then just
continue on to the next tape regardless whether BE thinks it's protected
or not? Or would I still run into the same problem?
Bill
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