You know, it occurs to me that the AutoVault product may do what you want here.... check the adsm.org banners for their site (maybe www.coderelief.com ?)
--------------------------------- Mr. Lindsay Morris Lead Architect, Servergraph www.servergraph.com <http://www.servergraph.com> 859-253-8000 ofc 425-988-8478 fax > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@;VM.MARIST.EDU]On Behalf Of > Matt Simpson > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 12:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: drm operator scripts > > > At 11:32 AM -0400 10/25/02, Nelson, Doug wrote: > >We move tapes from VaultRetrieve to CourierRetrieve and then move > >them (individually) from CourierRetrieve to OnSiteRetrieve once we > >have verified that we have received them. It only takes a minute > >(literally). > > I don't like the process of invidually moving them to OnSiteRetrieve, > with or without an intermediate stop at CourierRetrieve. Computers > are supposed to eliminate manual processes. > > I guess I'm spoiled by coming from a world where Tape Management > Systems remember that a tape exists unless they're specifically told > that it no longer exists. TSM should be smart enough to checkin a > tape that's in CourierRetrieve status, and say "Oh .. I guess it's > back now". If it could do that, then if a tape got moved to > CourierRetrieve and did not get checked back in, the fact that it > was remaining in CourierRetrieve status would be a red flag. Moving > them to OnsiteRetrieve, which "disappears" them, just seems like an > unnecessary and dangerous step. > > -- > > > Matt Simpson -- OS/390 Support > 219 McVey Hall -- (859) 257-2900 x300 > University Of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 > <mailto:msimpson@;uky.edu> > mainframe -- An obsolete device still used by thousands of obsolete > companies serving billions of obsolete customers and making huge obsolete > profits for their obsolete shareholders. And this year's run > twice as fast > as last year's. >
