I agree with Mr. Longo. We did have to purchase a rack and a couple of
transport cases but our vendor takes care of keeping track of the locations.
They also have their own identifying labels that are placed on each slot in the
rack but they handle all of the tracking. Because we verify with the vendor
each tape that comes in and out, I am able to run a simple Crystal Report that
I created of all tapes located in 'vault' status and feel comfortable that it
is an accurate inventory of the offsite tapes.
K. Jones
Chesterfield County, VA
jonesk AT co.chesterfield.va DOT us
>>> David Longo <David.Longo AT HEALTH-FIRST DOT ORG> 08/02/01 04:52PM >>>
I would look at getting another offsite vendor! Looks like they want
you to do part of their work. You should be able to tell them "Send me
tapes xxx, yyy and zzz tomorrow". This is introducing more manual
steps in the process and more possibility of confusion (lost tapes,
misplaced tapes, etc.).
BTW: How will you know what slot they have put your tape in??
David B. Longo
System Administrator
Health First, Inc.
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
>>> Adam.J.Boyer AT FRB DOT GOV 08/02/01 04:44PM >>>
Hi everyone,
We have a small problem in that our vaulting company only references tapes
by slot number, not by volume serial number. So, we'll need to keep some
kind of database of what tapes are offsite and in which slots. We will be
using DRM, and I was thinking we could update the database when DRM admin
commands run, such as move drm, etc. I was wondering if anyone has come up
with a script or other solution. I saw some general references in the
archives, but an actual script, or something to help me along the path
would be really appreciated.
Thanks!
adam
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