Re: Magstar tape drive

We also have a Magstar Media tape drive.  It is indeed capable of doing
what you want.

However!  It is not easy. It should be, but it isn't.

The manuals are confusing.  If you understand the concepts they make sense,
if you don't they are no help. 

Support doesn't understand and will try to sell you the library management
system.  They were of little or no help.  

This is one of those situations where you have been sold something and are
told "OH! You want it to work.  That will cost extra."  I don't like this
concept.

So, I developed my own crude library management system.  It does what I
want which is very close to what you proposed to do.


Give me a call and I will explain and share CL.  



At 07:39 AM 10/31/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I have had my first encounter with a Magstar Media Tape library.  I have
>never done anything with these before.  I figued out it can run in stand
>alone mode or library mode.  In standalone mode I can do a back up to the
>first tape in the drive, however, what I would like to be able to do is to
>have my back up rotate through the tapes.  (ie taday it would use tape 1,
>tomorrow tape 2, the next day tape 3 , etc. through the 20 tapes and then
>start over.)  Is there a way to address which cartridge is selected to be
>used?
>Any help is apprciated.
>Carl Galgano
>EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
>http://cgalgano.home.mindspring.com
>mailto://cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
>(770) 422-2995
>
>
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