Re: TS2900 Media Library Loading Question

I'm assuming the TS2900 is a tape library that you can load a bunch of tapes into and use in any order you want...

We have our library set for Random. If we want a block of tapes used in a certain order we list the tape ID numbers in the tape command in the sequence we want.

I learned -years- ago that you can't keep tape numbers in sequence! Unless you hand-load the drive each time.

Assigning a block of tapes to a Monday backup and trying to keep them together is difficult-- what happens when the data expands and you need another tape? Voila! Out-of-sequence tapes!

--Paul E Musselman

At 7:56 AM -0400 7/6/11, Chuck Lewis wrote:

Hi Folks,

OK I've TRIED to figure this out with no luck.

If you put more than 5 tapes into the cartridge magazine what is the
secret to getting it to loading the tapes in order?

I have it set as sequential and here is the tape layout:

Tier 2 000002 000001
Tier 1 000000 000017 000016 000015 000014

I assumed (ya I know...) it would read right to left Tier 1 and then
right to left Tier 2.

I load 000014 and it drops 000001 down to Tier 1 first spot on the right
(where 000014 was). I then unload 000014 and instead of going to 000015
it loads 000002 !!!

Help :-)

Thanks!

Chuck