NetBackup Commands
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bplabel
A
bplabel
NAME
bplabel - write a NetBackup label on tape media
SYNOPSIS
install_path
\netbackup\bin\admincmd\bplabel -ev
evsn
-d
density
[
-o
]
[
-p
volume_pool_name] [
-n
drive_name
|
-u
device_number]
DESCRIPTION
bplabel
writes a NetBackup label on the specified media. Labeling is required
only for media that were last used for NetBackup catalog backups or by a
non-NetBackup application. You can also use it to assign specific media IDs.
The NetBackup Device Manager service (
ltid
) must be active for
bplabel
to
succeed. You must also manually assign the drive by using the administrator’s
interface unless you include the
-u
option on the
bplabel
command.
The following are some facts about using this command:
• The
-ev
and
-d
options are required.
• The
-p
option is required if the evsn (media ID) is not in the NetBackup
volume pool.
• If the data already on the media is in a recognized format and the
-o
option
is not specified,
bplabel
prompts you to confirm the overwrite. Data
format recognition works only if the first block on a variable length media
is less than or equal to 32 kilobytes.
• Use the
bplabel
command only for tapes.
OPTIONS
-ev
evsn
A required option that specifies the external volume serial number
that is written to the tape label as a media ID . You can enter the
evsn in either uppercase or lowercase. Internally, it is always
converted to uppercase. The evsn must be six or fewer
alphanumeric characters.
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
