From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Iain Barnetson >Our LTO 1 & 2 tape labels have 8 characters, ie: NN5131L1 or 000152L2. >When we still used out 3583 library TSM reported the full >label, ie: all >8 characters. Now that we're using an ADIC 1sk TSM reports only the 1st >6 characters of the labels. >Originally I thought I'd set up TSM incorrectly but TSM UK Support told >me that it's the library that can or can't read the full barcode label >not a setting in TSM. Our tapes are auto-labelled in TSM from the >barcode.
Please research the mailing list archives (at http://www.mail-archive.com/adsm-l@vm.marist.edu/) before asking a question; this one has been brought up several times. There is a setting on the front panel of the IBM 3583 library that allows you to see tapes as six chararacters (i.e., 000198L1)--this is called "extended"--or the truncated version (000198) known as "normal". (Keep in mind that once TSM thinks a tape has six characters, there isn't any way to tell TSM that the same tape now has 8 characters.) Check the menu on your ADIC library to see if there is a similar parameter you can set. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Office 262.521.5627
