Hello,

I have activated persistent naming as recommended in "Configuring Tape Devices for EMC NetWorker Technical Note". After activation I got device names like

Tape2147483646. For better clarity in administration of devices I prefer short device names like Tape0.

For IBM drivers I found a thread in EMC community network (Can anyone help with this error) how to change the persistent device name. On my Windows 2008 R2 storage nodes, where I use the native drivers for LTO tape drives, I didn't find a way to customize the device name.

Does anyone know how to change the persistent device name, when using the native Windows 2008 R2 drivers?

My networker landscape:

Networker Server:      Windows 2003 R2 latest SP with Networker 7.6.5.1

Storage Nodes:         Windows 2003 R2 latest SP with Networker 7.6.5.1

                               Windows 2008 R2 latest SP with Networker 7.6.5.1

Tape Library:             Quantum Scalar i500 with IBM LTO4 tape drives