Jeffrey, This is basically exactly what I do except my step 4 is different: checkin libvol 3584lib $volume checkl=yes stat=scratch
(and therefor I need to make sure a drive is empty and move the volume up to the top slot and check/reply the TSM request, which may cause al kinds of race conditions or deadlocks) I did not realize the search=yes also scans the bulk! On the other hand search=yes for evey volume will occupy the library with 'lots' of scans. I still think my suggested way would make checkin life much easier and is not difficult for development to implement I guess. Is TSM development listening? Andy? -Marcel On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 12:38:53PM -0500, Jeffrey Renicker wrote: > > We had the same problem at our site - a physically partitioned 3584 library > used by two separate > TSM servers. Here's the logic of the script I wrote to "fix" to the > problem: > > 1. Use the tapeutil command to list the tapes in the I/O convenience slots. > 2. Check DRM to see if it knows about the tape. If DRM has no record of > the tape then assume > it belongs to the other TSM server and ignore it. > 3. If the tape is defined to DRM then use the tapeutil command to manually > move the > tape to an open slot in the library. > 4. Check the tape in using the command: > checkin libvol ibm3584 search=yes checkl=barcode stat=scratch > vollist=volser > 5. Do steps 2-4 for each tape found in step 1. > > Note that the checkin libvol command in step 4 does not cause a request to > be issued (i.e. > no need to run the "q req" command). > > Hope this helps > > Jeff Renicker > > > > > > "Marcel J.E. Mol" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "ADSM: To > Dist Stor [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Manager" cc > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .EDU> Subject > Re: FW: checkin <vol> > checklabel=barcode search=bulk > 02/04/2004 10:18 > AM > > > Please respond to > marcel > > > > > > > > Hi not sure if this help but this is how we do it. > > > > First I do a move drm for each vaultretrieve that I am going to checkin. > > > > move drm vol1234 wherestate=vaultretrieve tostate=onsiteretrieve > > move drm vol2345 wherestate=vaultretrieve tostate=onsiteretrieve > > move drm vol3456 wherestate=vaultretrieve tostate=onsiteretrieve > > Yes, thats what I do too (actually have an extra step to move fron > vaultretrieve to courierretrieve). > And I also want to use this list to specifically check them in. > > > The I run the following which I put in a script I call checkin, less > typing > > "run checkin" > > > > checkin libvol ibm3584 search=bulk status=scratch checkl=barcode > > But this will checkin all volunes in the bulk, even the ones for the > other logical library (or are not vaultretrieve/courierretrieve for > that matter). That is why I want to use the above list to specifically > checkin the volumes. > > > Next q req, and finally, reply request number, that's it. I do not have > to > > have a drive free for this process because the checkl=barcode. > > Operators put in the tapes in the bulk and then run the custom-checkin > script. So if my checkin syntax would have been valid things would have > been much simpler: checkin libv 3584lib <volume> checklabel=barcode > search=bulk > > -Marcel > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marcel J.E. Mol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:15 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: checkin <vol> checklabel=barcode search=bulk > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I have an issue with the TSM checkin facility. > > > > I have this 3584 library with 10 slot ioport (bulk). The library > > is split in 2 logicals. So the bulk can have tapes from both > > logical libraries. (eg operators returning tapes and don't know what > > tapes belong to which librarie so just put them all i the bulk). > > > > Now I want to checkin the volumes known to TSM DRM (vaultretrieve) > > volume by volume by just checking the barcode on the volume. I > > would want to run something like: > > > > checkin libv 3584lib <volume> checklabel=barcode search=bulk > > > > So just tell TSM to scan the bulk for the specified volume and check > > it in without checking the label using a tapedrive. And preferably > > also without putting out a request to insert the volume in the bulk. > > > > But: > > > > tsm: > checkin libv 3584lib 100288 checklabel=barcode search=bulk > > ANR2020E CHECKIN LIBVOLUME: Invalid parameter - SEARCH. > > ANS8001I Return code 3. > > > > (Ok, 'help checkin libv' shows that this is not valid syntax.) > > > > All I can do is > > > > checkin libv 3584lib 100288 checklabel=yes > > > > But now TSM request me specifically to put the volume in the top > > slot of the bulk and reply to a request, after which TSM will put > > the volume checks the label using a drive. (I could use checklabel=no > > but then TSM just picks whatever in is the top bulk slot and assumes > > it is the specified volume). > > > > As the operator puts in many volumes in the bulk I have to move then > > to the top slot one by one. > > > > > > Do I overlook something or should this be filed as an enhancement > > request? > > > > TSM server 5.1.8 and 5.2 on AIX 5.1. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Marcel > > > > -- > > ======-------- Marcel J.E. Mol MESA > Consulting > > B.V. > > =======--------- ph. +31-(0)6-54724868 P.O. Box 112 > > =======--------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2630 AC > Nootdorp > > __==== www.mesa.nl ---____U_n_i_x______I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t____ The > Netherlands > > ____ > > They couldn't think of a number, Linux user 1148 -- > > counter.li.org > > so they gave me a name! -- Rupert Hine -- www.ruperthine.com > > -- > ======-------- Marcel J.E. Mol MESA Consulting > B.V. > =======--------- ph. +31-(0)6-54724868 P.O. 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