ADSM-L

Re: 3570 tape labeling

2000-05-04 07:51:48
Subject: Re: 3570 tape labeling
From: Steven P Roder <tkssteve AT REXX.ACSU.BUFFALO DOT EDU>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 07:51:48 -0400
> My understanding is that the tapes are labeled/barcoded at the factory.  If 
> so,
> what guarantees that I'll never receive tapes with duplicated labels?  Am I
> allowed to specify the label contents - request the labels be ABC001 to 
> ABC101?

No.

> Would I want to - what do other 3570 users do?

We take 'em as we get 'em.  It is only a problem for the vaulted tapes, as
it makes them hard to find in the vault.  They are hex number.  Here are a
few example of mine:

01AF50 BACKTAPE
01B938 DEPT_TAPE
1CAE79 DEPT_TAPE
171C54 OFFSITECOPY
1A89ED BACKTAPE
00D853 OFFSITECOPY
248A82 BACKTAPE
169767 DEPT_TAPE
1715E1 BACKTAPE
171F29 OFFSITECOPY
01B8C8 BACKTAPE
1CA128 OFFSITECOPY
1C6097 OFFSITECOPY
1CA2BA OFFSITECOPY
1CBA50 BACKTAPE
01AB8A BACKTAPE
019D48 OFFSITECOPY
01B676 BACKTAPE


Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
VM Systems Programmer
UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
ADSM Administrator
(tkssteve AT buffalo DOT edu | (716)645-3564 | 
http://ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu/~tkssteve)
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