This example is not recommended and is included only to illustrate the undesirable results.

The following is an example of how to add an existing stand-alone volume to a TL4 robot. A TL4 robot supports media inventory (detects media presence), but not bar codes.

The following are the attributes for media ID 400021, which already exists as a stand-alone volume:

Assume that you insert the volume into the robot, specify the following on the Media Settings tab, and run the update:

The resulting volume attributes are as follows:

Note that NetBackup assigned a new media ID to the volume (C40000). This undesired result occurs if you use Update volume configuration and the volumes do not contain readable bar codes or the robot does not support bar codes. Without a bar code, NetBackup cannot identify the volume and assumes it is new. The media ID C40000 is generated from the media ID prefix specified on the Media Settings tab.

The old media ID (400021) remains in the configuration. The information for the new media ID (C40000) shows the robotic location, which includes the robot host, robot type, number, slot, and host. The volume group and volume pool are configured according to the Media Settings tab selections. The maximum mounts allowed is set to the default (0).

For this situation, use the physical inventory utility.