Mark,
Could you possibly read emails before responding in this manner. 
Iain



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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Stapleton, Mark
Sent: 08 March 2005 14:21
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Tapes with 7 numbers

From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Iain Barnetson
>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.

Please research the mailing list archives (at
http://www.mail-archive.com/adsm-l AT vm.marist DOT edu/) before asking a
question; this one has been brought up several times.

There is a setting on the front panel of the IBM 3583 library that
allows you to see tapes as six chararacters (i.e., 000198L1)--this is
called "extended"--or the truncated version (000198) known as "normal".
(Keep in mind that once TSM thinks a tape has six characters, there
isn't any way to tell TSM that the same tape now has 8 characters.)

Check the menu on your ADIC library to see if there is a similar
parameter you can set.

--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Office 262.521.5627