Physically place the volume in the
library. If using the Java or NT GUIs, start Media and Device Management,
select Actions | Inventory Robot.
Select the device host and robot you wish to
inventory. Next select the Perform
volume configuration update button. If
using xvmadm,
select Robots | Use Inventory to Update
Volume Information~E Then select the Update Volume
Configuration button. If the tapes have barcodes, they will be read. If
they do not, then you will be prompted for a media id to enter. There is
a six character limit. You can also do this with vmupdate.