Microsoft KB Archive/228210

= Tape's Internal and External Name Is Changed in Removable Storage =

Article ID: 228210

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q228210



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Windows 2000 Backup tool to perform a tape backup or you use Remote Storage to offload unused files to tape, the tape's name changes in both Backup and the Removable Storage snap-in the first time Backup or Remote Storage writes to the tape.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, you can use the /n switch (ntbackup /n) to change the tape label when you perform a backup, or you can type the label you want again in the Backup dialog box.

The /n {" "} switch specifies the new tape name. Do not use the /a switch with the /n switch.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
When you insert a new tape and use the Removable Storage Management snap-in to prepare the tape, Removable Storage usually labels the tape with a sequence number unless the tape has a barcode. An administrator can then change the tape's display name in that tape's properties to something that better fits the organization's way of controlling tapes. From this point on, programs can change the tape's display name; the change is reflected in Backup and in the Removable Storage Management snap-in.

Keywords: kbprb KB228210

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