Label=(label-name-list)
Specifies the 1- to 6-character string with which the volumes
of the backup file are to be labeled. The Label qualifier is
applicable only to tape volumes. You must specify one or more
label names when you use the Label qualifier.
You can specify a list of tape labels for multiple tapes. If you
list multiple tape label names, separate the names with commas
and enclose the list of names within parentheses.
If you do not specify the Label (or Accept_Label) qualifier,
Oracle RMU labels the first tape used for a backup operation
with the first 6 characters of the backup file name. Subsequent
default labels are the first 4 characters of the backup file name
appended with a sequential number. For example, if your backup
file is my_backup.rbf, the default tape labels are my_b, my_b01,
my_b02, and so on.
When you reuse tapes, Oracle RMU compares the label currently
on the tape to the label or labels you specify with the Label
qualifier. If there is a mismatch between the existing label and
a label you specify, Oracle RMU sends a message to the operator
asking if the mismatch is acceptable (unless you also specify the
Accept_Labels qualifier).
If desired, you can explicitly specify the list of tape labels
for multiple tapes. If you list multiple tape label names,
separate the names with commas and enclose the list of names
within parentheses. If you are reusing tapes be certain that
you load the tapes so that the label Oracle RMU expects and the
label on each tape will match, or be prepared for a high level of
operator intervention.
If you specify fewer labels than are needed, Oracle RMU generates
labels based on the format you have specified. For example, if
you specify Label=TAPE01, Oracle RMU labels subsequent tapes as
TAPE02, TAPE03, and so on up to TAPE99. Thus, many volumes can
be preloaded in the cartridge stacker of a tape drive. The order
is not important because Oracle RMU relabels the volumes. An
unattended backup operation is more likely to be successful if
all the tapes used do not have to be mounted in a specific order.
Once the backup operation is complete, externally mark the tapes
with the appropriate label so that the order can be maintained
for the restore operation. Be particularly careful if you are
allowing Oracle RMU to implicitly label second and subsequent
tapes and you are performing an unattended backup operation.
Remove the tapes from the drives in the order in which they
were written. Apply labels to the volumes following the logic
of implicit labeling (for example, TAPE02, TAPE03, and so on).
Oracle Corporation recommends you use the Journal qualifier when
you employ implicit labeling in a multidrive, unattended backup
operation. The journal file records the volume labels that were
written to each tape drive. The order in which the labels were
written is preserved in the journal. Use the RMU Dump Backup
command to display a listing of the volumes written by each tape
drive.
You can use an indirect file reference with the Label qualifier.
See the Indirect-command-files help entry for more information.
See How Tapes are Relabeled During a Backup Operation in the
Usage_Notes help entry under this command for a summary of which
labels are applied under a variety of circumstances.