RE: How to inventory a 3581

We use a similar process:
Insert tapes into the 3581 (we have the barcode reader).
Do a WRKMLMBRM on the media device.
Instead of option 8=mount, can you try option 6=change category? In our
system it changes the category from *INSERT to *SHARE400. Then BRMS "knows"
about the tape.

For the BRMS maintenance, we perform maintenance after the backup. Each
morning we do a GO BRMMEDMOV, options 1 and 2. Print the relevant reports
(for us, list of backup libraries, recovery document, ASP information,
movement report).

HTH,
Loyd

Loyd Goodbar
Senior programmer/analyst
BorgWarner
E/TS Water Valley
662-473-5713

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 07:01
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: How to inventory a 3581

I started using my 3581 tape drives as MLBs.

What is the generally accepted way of 'inventorying' what tapes are in the
drive?  For example, I can't just put a tape in slot 1 of the drive and have
it work for BRMS activity.  It tells me that *INSERT is not a valid
category.  The only thing I know to do is WRKMLMBRM and tell it to option
8=Mount.  This seems kludgy for some reason.  It feels like I should be able
to just put it in the slot and go.

At 2 pm BRMS does it's daily maintenance, expiring tape(s).  That report
tells the operator which tape to load that night.  The backup is unattended
at 4am, so it's critical an expired tape is loaded and ready.  I believe
that CHKEXPBRM will test this for me, but it doesn't work unless I 'mount'
the tape first.

-- 
Jeff Crosby
Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
P.O. Box 13369
Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
260-422-7531

The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the opinion of my
company.  Unless I say so.



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