For future reference, before you physically remove a tape device, delete it
from the BEWS device manager. Then when you add the new one, it'll "rename"
itself to the same name

At this point, about all you can do is

1) Shutdown all BEWS services and edit the PVL.MDB file (make a copy
first!!) (see http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/244171.htm) and remove
all references to COMPAQ1. Restart the services and Delete/Re-add the tape
drive. It should now be recognized as COMPAQ1

2) Change all your jobs to point to COMPAQ2 vs COMPAQ1. Any new jobs
should automatically be pointed there.


"Kimbert Dy Ning" wrote in message
news:3fa71d44@ROSASTDMZ05....
> Hello,
>
> I am using Backup Exec 8.6 with Windows 2000 server. I replaced the old
tape
> drive with anothe tape drive. When I look at the device section of Backup
> Exec, it found it as COMPAQ2, my first tape drive was recognized as
COMPAQ1.
> The difference between the two seems to be firmware. In any case, after
> replacing the tape drive, I cannot seem to successfully backup. It seems
to
> be looking for my original tape drive COMPAQ1. I went to the device
section
> and it sees the COMPAQ2. How can I configure Backup Exec to use COMPAQ2
tape
> drive as the designated tape drive. Do I need to do anything on the Remote
> Storage console?
>
> Also, in the worst case scenario, if I have to re-install the Backlup
Exec,
> how can I save all the tape catalogues? I do not want to perform inventory
> on all my tapes before I can perform any restore on them. Thanks for your
> assistance.
>
>

That's what I did when I had the backup drive replaced.
"ken putnam" wrote in message
news:3fa7d5e6@ROSASTDMZ05....
> For future reference, before you physically remove a tape device, delete
it
> from the BEWS device manager. Then when you add the new one, it'll
"rename"
> itself to the same name
>
> At this point, about all you can do is
>
> 1) Shutdown all BEWS services and edit the PVL.MDB file (make a copy
> first!!) (see http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/244171.htm) and remove
> all references to COMPAQ1. Restart the services and Delete/Re-add the
tape
> drive. It should now be recognized as COMPAQ1
>
> 2) Change all your jobs to point to COMPAQ2 vs COMPAQ1. Any new jobs
> should automatically be pointed there.
>
>
> "Kimbert Dy Ning" wrote in message
> news:3fa71d44@ROSASTDMZ05....
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am using Backup Exec 8.6 with Windows 2000 server. I replaced the old
> tape
> > drive with anothe tape drive. When I look at the device section of
Backup
> > Exec, it found it as COMPAQ2, my first tape drive was recognized as
> COMPAQ1.
> > The difference between the two seems to be firmware. In any case, after
> > replacing the tape drive, I cannot seem to successfully backup. It seems
> to
> > be looking for my original tape drive COMPAQ1. I went to the device
> section
> > and it sees the COMPAQ2. How can I configure Backup Exec to use COMPAQ2
> tape
> > drive as the designated tape drive. Do I need to do anything on the
Remote
> > Storage console?
> >
> > Also, in the worst case scenario, if I have to re-install the Backlup
> Exec,
> > how can I save all the tape catalogues? I do not want to perform
inventory
> > on all my tapes before I can perform any restore on them. Thanks for
your
> > assistance.
> >
> >
>
>