You can try retrieving info via SNMP.
I have used oid's starting with 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.182.
Slots were oid's 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.182.3.7.2.1.11.nnn, with the barcode
returned as the value.
You may need to enable SNMP gets via the Library web interface.
I have not tried this with a TS3500, but with a 3584.

Other oid's have info on drives, firmware, etc. The MIB is on the IBM
web site (or was.)


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Fred Johanson
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 1:01 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TS3500 count mismatch

Since we upgraded the drives this summer, we always use

Label libv capeklib1 search=bulk checkin=scratch ...

Fred Johanson
TSM Administrator
University of Chicago

773-702-8464


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Wanda Prather
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:57 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TS3500 count mismatch

Also, make sure you have run a CHECKIN with search=yes and another with
search=BULK.
select * from libvolumes shows the volumes that have been checked in,
not
necessarily all the volumes in the physical library.

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Wanda Prather <wprather AT jasi DOT com>
wrote:

> Do you have ALMS turned on?
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Fred Johanson <Fred AT uchicago DOT edu>
wrote:
>
>> The control panel on our TS3500 reports library full with 1408
volumes.  4
>> are cleaning cartridges, so there should be 1404 volumes in TSM.  But
>>
>> Select count(volume_name) from libvolumes
>>
>> Returns 1381, leaving 23 unaccounted for.  The Web gui shows no
unassigned
>> volumes, so where are the missing volumes?  We asked our CE if there
was
>> anything he knew that could account for this.  He said no.  We asked
if
>> there was any way we could dump the inventory to EXCEL or something
so we
>> could compare it with the libvolumes output. He said no.
>>
>> Anyone out there ever seen something like this who may be able to
offer
>> some help?
>



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