Re: [ADSM-L] LTO Tape Life
2008-06-21 13:55:58
I know, I just hate manual processes.
What I want is an API so that we can get that sort of info back to the host
in an automated fashion.
I want to be able to run something like:
audit volume * report(medialife)
or
audit volume * report=EXCEPTIONSONLY
(wouldn't that be cool?)
On 6/21/08, Richard Sims <rbs AT bu DOT edu> wrote:
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> On Jun 21, 2008, at 10:12 AM, Wanda Prather wrote:
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> The only way we're going to get this info, is if somebody provides
>> an API to
>> read from the cartridge chip. I'm kinda suprised nobody has done
>> that yet
>> -- except as Tom says, the cartridges tend to last a long time anyway.
>>
>
> As noted in ADSM QuickFacts, see
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> www.mptapes.com
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> and
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> http://www.mesa.nl/pub/tapeutil/
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> There are probably other facilities out there as well.
>
> Richard Sims
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