Hello, please send replies to the list so that others can follow that discussion and later look it up in the archives... and in your case, know wohm to ask when thy've got printing problems :-)
On 2/9/2007 5:11 AM, G. Armour Van Horn wrote: > Thanks. > > I was in the printing business for ages before I got into playing around > with computers, so the labels don't scare me much. I've printed, and > created original art for, both UPC and ISBN in the past, and have most > of the barcode fonts installed somewhere around here. > > I haven't seen any cartridges with bar codes, but I hadn't thought to > look for preprinted barcode labels. I assumed that they had to say the > right things on them, so only the backup software would know what to print. Ah, ok... no, it's just the other way round: The backup software uses whatever label is on the cartridge. Usually it's one letter and several digits. In Bacula, the 'label barcodes' command does just that: It takes the labels read, by the autochanger, from the cartridges, and labels the tapes accordingly. Due to the limited length of the tape labels, you can't create very expressive names. You won't get very informative names, but you will minimize the manual work you have to do. > I can give Google a whack, but I figured that folks who were already > using this software and technology could put me on the right track > faster than I could figure it out from the billions of documents in the > Google index. :-) Unfortunately, in tis case I suppose you know more about bar codes and label printing than most of the Bacula users. > On the other hand, I'm pretty fair researcher. Then I'm sure you'll find out which code to use quickly ;-) The manuals I looked through this morning did not mention the barcode format used on the labels, btw. Arno > Van > > Arno Lehmann wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>On 2/8/2007 10:59 PM, G. Armour Van Horn wrote: >> >> >>>I haven't actually even got Bacula running yet (so many tasks, so little >>>time, whine, whine, whine) but I have the chance to get a tapue unit >>>that should cover my needs for the rest of my natural life at a >>>reasonable price. Specifically, a Dell PowerVault 130T 30-cell library >>>with two DLT7000 drives. >>> >>>The drives are obviously no problem, but is that an autoloader that >>>Bacula knows how to deal with? >>> >>> >>It should... I'm not sure which manufacturer created the 130T, but I'd >>wager a bet that you can control it using mtx, and that's about all you >>need. >> >> >> >>>I also note that the autoloader depends on barcode labels for tracking >>>the cartridges, but it isn't clear (at least to me) in the Bacula >>>documentation whether or not Bacula can print these labels. >>> >>> >>No. These labels are usually not printed by the backup software. >> >> >> >>>If not, how >>>do you go about preparing the cartridges for use with Bacula? >>> >>> >>Either buy cartridges with barcode labels, buy separate labels, or print >>labels yourself. >> >>I forgot which code these labels use, but my old friend Mr. google >>surely knows... >> >>Printing the labels yourself might be more difficult than you expect, >>though: They need to be robust, should not fade, and should be printed >>with good quality. So you need strong paper, suitable for high-quality >>printing, and a printer that can handle this. Then you've got to >>carefully cut the paper to the right size. >> >>Or use a specialized label printer which can print label to >>self-adhesive tape. Don't stick the tape to the cartridge, only slide >>the labels into their slot. You need the right width of label tape for >>this, of course. And these barcode-capable label printers typically >>print onto thermo-sensitive tape, so your labels need the same care your >>tapes need. >> >>(You probably guess that I'd recommend buying pre-labeled cartridges or >>a package of labels.) >> >>Arno >> >> >> >>>Van >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Sign up now for Quotes of the Day, a handful of quotations > on a theme delivered every morning. > Enlightenment! Daily, for free! > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For photography, web design, hosting, and maintenance, > visit Van's home page: http://www.domainvanhorn.com/van/ > ----------------------------------------------------------- > -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
