Hi Dave,

    Actually, I can only see advantages to checking the tapes in as they
arrive:

1)  The tapes are less likely to be lost or suffer environmental damage
2)  At the rate you are using tapes, you won't have to check in any new
tapes for quite a while.
3)  You won't have to worry about the tapes taking up too much space outside
of the silo or getting in the way.

  Others people may be able to think of something I haven't, but that's my 2
cents.  I hope it helps.


   Jim Neal

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Dave Zarnoch
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:04 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] scratch tape question

As a result of expiration, reclamation and removal of a large storage pool.
We are getting back approximately 100 scratch tapes/week

We run an SL8500 library with 1600 cells of which 600 are free.

Is there any difference whether I check these scratch tapes in as they
arrive or place them in an inventory outside the silo.

Right now we have 250 scratch tapes in the silo and use approximately
15/night.

60 more are coming in today.

I can see that placing them in an inventory will require an extra step
to keep the tapes in some sort of order.

But, is there any disadvantages to have so many scratch tapes available
in the silo?

AdThanksvance!



Dave Zarnoch
Nationwide Provident
zarnocd AT nationwideprovident DOT com