A "solution" is to have an adequate supply of scratch tapes so the library
will be less likely to remount a bad tape.  Also when a bad tape is
discovered, remove it from library and discard or get replacement.

David B. Longo
Systems Administrator
Health First, Inc. I/T
3300 Fiske Blvd.
Rockledge, FL 32955-4305
PH      321.434.5536
Pager  321.634.8230
Fax:    321.434.5525
david.longo AT health-first DOT org



>>> Frank_McClean AT CALPERS.CA DOT GOV 12/28/00 12:16PM >>>
Thank you for the replies.
The main thing I am trying to prevent is the cancellation of the job because
of the failure of TSM
to recognize that repeated mounts of a bad tape is not going to make the
tape "all better" and usable.
The failure of the job to complete has a domino affect on subsequent
schedules. This leaves our DR
exposed because the "Copypool" data for the offsite vault is not complete.

Frank McClean
Frank_McClean AT calpers.ca DOT gov
916.658.1353