ADSM-L

high speed connectivity to OS/390

1998-02-18 12:48:17
Subject: high speed connectivity to OS/390
From: Julie Phinney
From: Paul Sales <texrox AT UVVM.UVIC DOT CA>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 09:48:17 -0800
Craig Bell wrote:

> You only have two choices:  Seach ALL the slots and check in what each one, or
> check in one at a time from the 1st port of the I/O station.   ADSM does not
> share the library with other applications, so it expects to own all the slot
> inventory, and thus you'll eventually want to check in all 240 cartridges.
> (This does not hold true for libraries with a "split" mode capability, because
> the each split makes it look to ADSM like a single physical library.)  If you
> really only want to check in one, you'll need to remove it and check it in 
> thru
> the port.  You can use the tapeutil program that comes with Atape (AIX)
> /IBMtape (Solaris) to move the cartridge from the slot to the port if need be,
> or of course just open the door.
>
> Craig Bell


  I have come to the conclusion that 'ADSM owns the Library'.  I did notice I
could CHECKOUT a volume with the -keep option that leaves it in the Library.  
How
would you CHECKIN this volume and only this one, without removing it ifrom the
library first?
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