Re: TS2900 tape drive ?

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure what you mean about "round robin" but the system will have 
to mount each tape and read the header to determine the tape inventory.  
Usually once the inventory is done the database on the tape library will 
keep track of what tape is where, until you do anything that will cause 
a re-inventory.  That can be any one of a number of things.  Suffice it 
to say the inventory process will take /a really long time/!!

It's cheaper and faster to get the bar codes on the tape.  You can get 
them over night from CDW and a couple of other vendors.  I suggest you 
call CDW rather than try to order them from the website.

BTW:  Check to be sure there is a bar code reader on the tape library 
first.  Often times that is a optional feature as is the RMU (Remote 
Management Unit)

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects, LLC


On 12/8/2010 7:58 AM, Jack Kingsley wrote:
> We have recently installed one of these devices, currently do not have the
> barcode labels on the tapes.  How are the tapes controlled to perform a
> round robin once I5/OS commands are used against a loaded tape volume.