Richard,
does the "REMove=Yes" eject all the tapes out to the I/O bin of the 3583/4 LTO 
Library ? have you test your script on
LTO libraries ?

Pls adv.

Brgds,

Othonas

Richard Sims wrote:

> > Here is my request :  I would like to perform a daily checkout of my
> >dbbackup(full) volume from the tape library (LTO 3583) without
> >having the operator issue the checkout libv command. All I want the operator
> >to do is to open the I/O station and remove the tapes.
> >Is there any solution ???
> >I've set up a procedure/script to perform the automated checkout of volumes
> >from the library but unfortunately, I've hit a wall on how TSM can pass a
> >list of volumes to the checkout command . Here is an example of my script :
>
> Lee - I faced the same thing in implementing our "poor man's DRM", and
>       after a lot of brain-wracking came up with the solution of having
> our morning administration Server Script dynamically create, plant, and
> execute a subsidiary Server Script to do the deed, like:
>
> -------------------------------------
> /* Get the volname of that backup and create a secondary script to eject 
> it... */
> Query DRMedia DBBackup=Yes COPYstgpool=NONE BEGINDate=TODAY Format=Cmd -
>  CMd="CHECKOut LIBVolume OurLibName &VOL CHECKLabel=No REMove=Yes" 
> CMDFilename=/tmp/ADSM-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT APPend=No
> if (RC_OK) goto query_drm_eject_ok
>
> DEFine CLIENTAction OurNode ACTion=Command -
>  OBJects='mail -s "Query DRMedia failed for todays dbbackup" 
> adsm-admin@OurFairCity </dev/null >/dev/null'
> goto query_drm_eject_bottom
>
> query_drm_eject_ok:
>
> DELete SCRipt TEMP-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT
> DEFine SCRipt TEMP-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT File=/tmp/ADSM-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT
> RUn TEMP-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT
>
> query_drm_eject_bottom:
> -------------------------------------
>
> Note that you don't have to have DRM to use Query DRMedia: it's one of
> those generally exploitable resources, which came in handy for us.
>
>    Richard Sims, BU