I was using DRM to manage a copypool, and sent my "Vault" tapes to the bulk reader. I wasn't paying attention at the time, but I sent more than 10 tapes. The extra tapes were dutifully marked at the Vault, and TSM lost track of them, but they were still in the LTO! A key, and a few minutes of scanning, found them, but it wasn't what I expected....
Is there any way in TSM to monitor, easily, how many tapes are to be ejected, compare that to what, if any, tapes are already in the bulk reader, and send only what can fit? Or, error out for trying to do too much? I have written a rather nasty shell script that does a few selects, picks a tape list, cuts off the top 10 tapes, and only sends those (one at a time, rather than with any wildcards), but I'm wondering if I'm using a sledge hammer on this finishing nail.... AIX 4.3.3, TSM 4.2.1.8 -drs-
