To Fellow ADSM'ers,

        Has anyone else had issues with using the DRM process to manage
tapes being checked in and out of the library? Currently,  I had to create a
script which checks tapes out manually using a STK9710 silo.  The silo only
has a 14 cell cap door capacity.  Therefore, if the move drmedia process has
more than 14 tapes that need to come out of the silo for offsite storage,
the rest of the tapes after the 14th never make it out of the silo and
disappear within ADSM's inventory.  This is because ADSM puts the tape into
an offsite status and does not check the tape out physically because the cap
door is full and the tape remains inside the silo.  Does anyone know a
easier way to deal with this issue because ADSM loses track of the tapes
that do not get checked out?  I know I can issue a series of checkins to fix
the visibility issue but I need a better way to get these tapes out of the
silo.  Is there a third party tool out there to manage this process?  Thanks

Matt Long
Systems Administration
Marriott International
301-696-2690