When to inventory a robot

Table: Robot inventory criteria describes the criteria to use to determine when to inventory a robot and which options to use for the inventory.

Table: Robot inventory criteria

Action	Inventory option to use
To determine the contents of a robot	Use the Show contents option to determine the media in a robot and possibly their bar code numbers. See Showing the media in a robot.
To determine if volumes were moved physically within a robot	For robots with bar code readers and that contain media with bar codes, use the Compare contents with volume configuration option. See Comparing media in a robot with the volume configuration.
To add new volumes to a robot (a new volume is one that does not have a NetBackup media ID)	For any robot NetBackup supports, use the Update volume configuration option. The update creates media IDs (based on bar codes or a prefix that you specify). See Updating the volume configuration with a robot's contents.
To determine whether new media have bar codes before you add them to NetBackup	Use the Preview changes option, which compares the contents of the robot with the NetBackup volume configuration information. After you examine the results, use the Update volume configuration option to update the volume configuration if necessary. See Updating the volume configuration with a robot's contents.
To insert existing volumes into a robot (an existing volume is one that already has a NetBackup media ID)	If the robot supports bar codes and the volume has a readable bar code, use the Update volume configuration option. NetBackup updates the residence information to show the new robotic location. NetBackup also updates the robot host, robot type, robot number, and slot location. Specify the volume group to which the volume is assigned. See Updating the volume configuration with a robot's contents. If the robot does not support bar codes or the volumes do not contain readable bar codes, move the volumes or use the physical inventory utility. See About moving volumes. See About the physical inventory utility.
To move existing volumes between robotic and stand-alone (an existing volume is one that already has a NetBackup media ID)	If the robotic library supports bar codes and the volume has a readable bar code, use the Update volume configuration option. NetBackup updates the residence information to show the new robotic or stand-alone location. See Updating the volume configuration with a robot's contents.
To move existing volumes within a robot (an existing volume is one that already has a NetBackup media ID)	If the robot supports bar codes and the volume has a readable bar code, use the Update volume configuration option. NetBackup updates the residence information to show the new slot location. See Updating the volume configuration with a robot's contents. If the robot does not support bar codes or if the volumes do not contain readable bar codes, move the volumes or use the physical inventory utility. See About moving volumes. See About the physical inventory utility. See Example 7: Adding existing volumes when bar codes are not used.
To move existing volumes from one robot to another (an existing volume is one that already has a NetBackup media ID)	If the robotic library supports bar codes and the volume has a readable bar code, use the Update volume configuration option. NetBackup updates the NetBackup volume configuration information. See Updating the volume configuration with a robot's contents. If the robots do not support bar codes or the volumes do not contain readable bar codes, move the volumes or use the physical inventory utility. See About moving volumes. See About the physical inventory utility. For either operation, perform the following updates: First move the volumes to stand-alone Then move the volumes to the new robot If you do not perform both updates, NetBackup cannot update the entries and writes an "Update failed" error. See Example 6: Moving existing volumes between robots.
To remove existing volumes from a robot (an existing volume is one that already has a NetBackup media ID)	For any robot NetBackup supports, use the Update volume configuration option to update the NetBackup volume configuration information. See Updating the volume configuration with a robot's contents.