Hi Richard, In looking at the Atape.fixlist file, I note level entry: 9.2.9.0 Add SMIT option to set 3584 TSM barcode length for Ultrium 1/2 media You might look into your AIX SMIT and see if yours presents that capability.
I am still looking but didn't find anything. Can you give me an additional tip to find it? Is it in the Media Changer or Drive part? In Windows I always see 8 characters, but in AIX there are only 6. My problem is to change the Library Manager from Windows to AIX and now there are all backup tapes lost. Thank you for response. Gerd Becker Emprise Network Consulting, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, Karel - The IBM TotalStorage Tape Device Drivers: Programming Reference manual defines the low-level ingredients of tape processing, and there the volser storage field can accommodate 8 chars. In looking at the Atape.fixlist file, I note level entry: 9.2.9.0 Add SMIT option to set 3584 TSM barcode length for Ultrium 1/2 media You might look into your AIX SMIT and see if yours presents that capability. Note, however, that it is best to use six characters, as per the TSM Implemenation Guide redbook: "Although IBM Tivoli Storage Manager allows you to use a volume identification longer than six characters, we strongly recommend that you use up to six alphanumeric characters for the label (also known as VOLSER or Volume ID). This should be compatible with other ANSI styled label systems.". (The first 6 chars of the label are the volser/volid, the last 2 are the media identifier, per "IBM LTO Ultrium Cartridge Label Specification", IBM site item S7000429.) Richard Sims On Jul 3, 2005, at 6:42 AM, Bos, Karel wrote: > Hi, > > We have expanded our 3584 library with one frame and partitioned the > library into 2 logical libraries. One of these partitions is use by > our > "old" wintel ITSM environment, the other is for our new AIX ITSM > server. > > > The wintel ITSM servers are reading all the 8 characters of the LTO > labels, the AIX server doesn't read more than 6 characters. > > >> From the documentation of the 3584 library, it sounds like you >> turn on >> > or off this 6 character feature for the total library and all > connected > servers. So the problem must be in AIX and possible the Atape driver, > right? > >> From Google searches, IBM website and so on, I cannot find any >> related >> > info on how to tell AIX to read all 8 characters of the barcode, so it > should be the library.. Right?? > > Please, anyone can solve this and tell me where I am going wrong? > > Wintel ITSM server 5.2.4.1 : 000001L1 > AIX ITSM server 5.3.1.2: 000006 > > > Regards, > > Karel