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NetBackup™ Status Codes Reference Guide

Media Manager status code 138

Message: media generation rule already exists

Explanation: You or a NetBackup media management interface attempted to add a MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS rule that already exists. The same rule cannot be added twice.

Recommended Action: Examine the listing of the MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS rules again.

The description of the MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS rules is available at the following location:

See "About the vm.conf configuration file" in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.

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