Re: [ADSM-L] ***SPAM*** [ADSM-L] Using tapeutil to examine cleaning tape

Marcel,
    This addresses the need quite effectively.  This can be incorporated
into a script which could send out an email alert any time the number of
total cleanings drops below a certain threshold, so the admin at a
remote site doesn't have to check manually.
    Thanks for the info.


Best Regards,

John D. Schneider
The Computer Coaching Community, LLC
Office: (314) 635-5424 / Toll Free: (866) 796-9226
Cell: (314) 750-8721

 
 
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] ***SPAM*** [ADSM-L] Using tapeutil to examine
cleaning tapes
From: Marcel Anthonijsz <marcel.anthonijsz AT GMAIL DOT COM>
Date: Fri, March 19, 2010 3:08 am
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU

Curious as I was, I just tried it and it shows the clean remaining:

*java -jar TS3500CLI.jar -a lib1 --viewCleaningCartridges*
View all cleaning cartridges at 2010/03/19 09:05:13
Volume Serial, Logical Library, Element Address, Media Type,
Location, Cleans Remaining, Most Recent Usage
CLNU69L1, Cln Cartridge, 0, LTO Ultrium-1, Slot (F1 C1
R2), 42, Not Applicable

2010/3/19 Marcel Anthonijsz <marcel.anthonijsz AT gmail DOT com>

> Or use the (just released) TS3500 CLI:
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=1159&uid=ssg1S4000854
>
> Quote:
> Abstract
> The IBM TS3500 Command Line Interface (CLI) program can be used to access
> the TS3500 library from a CLI. This is in addition to the TS3500’s Web
> Specialist.
>
> One of the commands you can issue is:
> -viewCleaningCartridges : Views all cleaning cartridges.
>
> I haven't tried it yet and am not sure if it lists the usecount.
>
> Another command is:
>
> -removeExpiredCleaningCartridges
>
>
>
> 2010/3/19 Remco Post <r.post AT plcs DOT nl>
>
> On 18 mrt 2010, at 17:05, John D. Schneider wrote:
>>
>> > Greetings,
>> > This is a followup to Wanda's question about cleaning tapes on an
>> > IBM3584 library. I wondered if there was any way to do it using
>> > tapeutil. When I call tapeutil with:
>> >
>> > tapeutil -f /dev/smc1 inventory
>> > or
>> > tapeutil -f /dev/smc1 cartridgelocation
>> >
>> > either one will give me a report of all the slots in the library and
>> > what is in them. But wait a minute, it is not a report of ALL the
>> > slots. When I tried to use it to find out what slots had cleaning
>> > tapes, I found out that neither of these reports will show the cleaning
>> > tapes! They show empty slots, and ones with tapes in them, but they
>> > don't show slots that have cleaners. I suppose this is by design, but I
>> > can't imagine why.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know of a way to detect the cleaning tapes with tapeutil (or
>> > similar utility like ITDT), so we can determine how many cleanings are
>> > left?
>> >
>>
>> as said before, with ALMS, the cleaners are owned and managed by the
>> library, they are completely invisible to the systems ,hey don't even take
>> up slots in the systems' library partitions. The only way to find out is
>> through the great web panels....
>>
>> > Best Regards,
>> >
>> > John D. Schneider
>> > The Computer Coaching Community, LLC
>> > Office: (314) 635-5424 / Toll Free: (866) 796-9226
>> > Cell: (314) 750-8721
>>
>> --
>>
>> Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind regards,
>>
>> Remco Post
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Kind Regards, Groetje,
>
> Marcel Anthonijsz
> T: +31(0)299-776768
> M:+31(0)6-2423 6522
>



-- 
Kind Regards, Groetje,

Marcel Anthonijsz
T: +31(0)299-776768
M:+31(0)6-2423 6522
Re: [ADSM-L] ***SPAM*** [ADSM-L] Using tapeutil to examine cleaning tapes

Re: [ADSM-L] SPAM [ADSM-L] Using tapeutil to examine cleaning tapes
