Re: Loading DR tapes into an automated library

Tom,
     I can now check the tapes in but our barcodes are 6 digits and when I
checked the tapes in as scratch it has tagged 2 extra digits onto the end.
Do you know how to resolve this?

Thanks,

Mike.

Regards,
Michael Swinhoe
Storage Management Group
Zurich Financial Services
E-mail:   mailto:Mike.Swinhoe AT UK.Zurich DOT com



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What do you mean "Refusing to read"?

We did this earlier this year.

Try this:

1) Open the library
2) Insert your tapes
3) close the library
4) wait for the initialization to finish
5) Use the front-panel controls to query the library - should show the
number of tapes
6) use the front panel controls to move a tape by volser and see if you get
a list of your tapes

If #6 works, the library read your barcodes; if not, your D/R site provider
needs to investigate what's wrong.

7) within TSM, "Audit library <libname> checklabel=barcode
8) Checkin libv <libname> search=yes status=scratch checklabel=barcode
9) Checkin libv <libname> search=yes status=private checklabel=barcode

For 7 thru 9 to work, your library definitions need to be correct in TSM,
and I'm not sure how that works in a Win2K envirnment as our TSM server is
AIX.

HTH --

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Swinhoe [mailto:mike.swinhoe AT UK.ZURICH DOT COM]
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 8:21 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Loading DR tapes into an automated library
Importance: High


Hi,
     I need help.  I am on the last day of DR and wanted to try loading our
LTO tapes into the automated LTO library, that the DR providers have as we
are sick of loading the tapes manually?  Anyway the library is refusing to
read our barcodes even though it is the exact same library we have back at
base.  I would be very grateful if someone can shine some light?

TSM 5.1.5 (W2K)
IBM LTO 3584
8 * LTO 3580 drives
IBM tapes.

Cheers,

Mike.

Regards,
Michael Swinhoe
Storage Management Group
E-mail:   mailto:Mike.Swinhoe AT UK.Zurich DOT com



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