I forgot to mention we aren't using CAP.  The tape numbers/range are
scatter between systems and we often shuffle tapes between TSM servers as
the need arises if we run low/out of scratch tapes.  We have a tight budget
and can't just go out and buy a 1000 tapes at a time.  We usually have
between 25-75 scratch tapes per TSM LM server and sometimes have sudden
increases of multiple terabytes of new backups.

Thanks for the suggestions.


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Kevin Boatright <
BoatrKe1 AT memorialhealth DOT com> wrote:

> 1.  I would check the Cartridge Assignment Policy on the library and make
> sure the serial numbers are defined for the correct library.
>
> 2.  checkin libv <library> search=b checkl=b status=
>
> >>> Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU> 5/28/2013 9:15 AM >>>
> Our new TS3500 was installed this weekend (replacing our 17-year old 3494)
> and I have lots of questions about how things should be done/configured and
> why it is doing what it is doing.
>
> First off, the library is configured as 2-virtual librarys, each side with
> fixed drive assignments and each side managed by a separate TSM server.
>
> 1.  Per other discussions, I configured 255 "Virtual IO".  We also
> configured/enabled "Insert Notification". However, some tapes keep being
> inserted "unassigned" while most are properly assigned to the right
> library?.  Why?
>
> 2.  What is the proper CHECKIN command options for doing mass checkins from
> the IO/VIO slots?    SEARCH=BULK or SEARCH=YES - CHECKLABEL=YES or
> CHECKLABEL=BARCODE?  The book says for a SCSI library you can't specify
> SEARCH=YES and CHECKLABEL=NO....
>
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