Our LTO 1 & 2 tape labels have 8 characters, ie: NN5131L1 or 000152L2.
When we still used out 3583 library TSM reported the full label, ie: all
8 characters. Now that we're using an ADIC 1sk TSM reports only the 1st
6 characters of the labels.
Originally I thought I'd set up TSM incorrectly but TSM UK Support told
me that it's the library that can or can't read the full barcode label
not a setting in TSM. Our tapes are auto-labelled in TSM from the
barcode.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Sims
Sent: 08 March 2005 12:34
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Tapes with 7 numbers

We don't know your tape type, but being a 3494 library, I believe that
all your volsers should be 6 chars. I have seen TSM nevertheless end up
with volsers having 7 digits - where the fumbling fingers of the
administrator so typed such a volser into a TSM command. (I can't
remember which command; and as you may appreciate, I am loathe to try to
reproduce that situation. :-)  Look back in your Activity Log history to
see what action introduced this anomaly.

   Richard Sims   http://people.bu.edu/rbs

On Mar 8, 2005, at 1:50 AM, Hashim, Shukrie BSP-ISM/116 wrote:

> I have something here ... all my tapes are labelled with 6 digits as 
> you can see from below ... and I can find there are 2 tapes that are 
> having 7 digits ... I tried to checkout those tapes but it just said 
> ...?