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how to determine if bulk loader / input output slots are full in 3584 library

2006-10-09 10:01:31
Subject: how to determine if bulk loader / input output slots are full in 3584 library
From: Richard Hammersley <hammersl AT XAVIER DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:00:35 -0400
I have an IBM 3584 tape library with a 10 slot bulk loader.

Is there a way to determine if all the input/output slots in the bulk loader 
are full ?

Presently I'm running TSM version 5.3.2.4.  Under 5.1.x.x  when one tried to 
checkout a volume and
the bulk loader's input/output slots were full TSM would just put the volume in 
an empty library
slot and "query libv" would not see it.  One would have figure out that the 
volume did not eject,
figure out what slot it was in, and then manually eject it via the LED screen 
on the library.

I'm trying to avoid the above.  Especially when a "fill in" person has to take 
care of the volume
checkout process.

Richard Hammersley

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