create this cmd file in your baclient subdirectory (for Windows clients),
and just type in

count scratch adsmservername

and it will return the number of tapes

echo off
if "%1"=="courier" GOTO courier
if "%1"=="vaultr" GOTO vaultr
if "%1"=="vault" GOTO vault
if "%1"=="scratch" GOTO SCRATCH
if "%1"=="private" GOTO PRIVATE
GOTO end
:vault
dsmadmc -id=userid -pass=passwd -tcpserveraddress=%2 q drm > count.txt
find /c "Vault" count.txt
GOTO END
:SCRATCH
dsmadmc -id=userid -pass=passwd -tcpserveraddress=%2 q libv > count.txt
find /c "Scratch" count.txt
GOTO END
:PRIVATE
dsmadmc -id=userid -pass=passwd -tcpserveraddress=%2 q libv > count.txt
find /c "Private" count.txt
GOTO END
:vaultr
dsmadmc -id=userid -pass=passwd -tcpserveraddress=%2 q drm > count.txt
find /c "Vault retrieve" count.txt
GOTO END
:courier
dsmadmc -id=userid -pass=passwd -tcpserveraddress=%2 q drm > count.txt
find /c "Courier retrieve" count.txt
:END

lisa




"Dearman, Richard" <rdearm1 AT UIC DOT EDU>
10/17/2001 05:19 PM
Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"


        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        cc:     (bcc: Lisa Cabanas/SC/MODOT)
        Subject:        How many scratch volumes in library?



How can I find out quickly how many scratch volumes I have in my library?

Thanks
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