And if you're not using DRM, you'll want to manually update the access
to 'offsite' for any tapes you check out of the library. Then you can
check for any tapes with an access of 'offsite' and a status of 'empty'
to build a tape pull list.
When you check them back into the library, update the access to
'readwrite' and TSM will delete them from the storage pool and mark them
scratch again.
Tom Kauffman
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Coats, Jack
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:14 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Tape Scratch list
TSM does not monitor scratch tapes. If you use DRM, it will help handle
recovering offsite tapes that are empty.
I keep a drawer of scratch tapes. Whenever a tape is 'pending' (I set 3
days for my onsite tape pool, so I can pull and review any tape errors,
and I review tapes coming back from offsite when they are in 'vault
retrieve' status - and review them before they are put back in the
scratch pool when they come in from off site). If the tapes have no
errors, I go ahead and put them into my 'scratch drawer'. If they have
write errors, they are discarded, and if they have read errors, I
re-label them before putting them in my 'scratch drawer' and put a small
mark with a paint pen on the tape. If it comes through with 3 marks or
more on it, it is discarded too.
I hope this helps.
-----Original Message-----
From: Norita binti Hassan [mailto:ita AT POS.COM DOT MY]
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:21 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Tape Scratch list
Hi,
How to produce a daily scratch report so that I can monitor of tapes
usage.
Thanks
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