Marcel, This addresses the need quite effectively. This can be incorporated into a script which could send out an email alert any time the number of total cleanings drops below a certain threshold, so the admin at a remote site doesn't have to check manually. Thanks for the info.
Best Regards, John D. Schneider The Computer Coaching Community, LLC Office: (314) 635-5424 / Toll Free: (866) 796-9226 Cell: (314) 750-8721 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] ***SPAM*** [ADSM-L] Using tapeutil to examine cleaning tapes From: Marcel Anthonijsz <marcel.anthoni...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, March 19, 2010 3:08 am To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Curious as I was, I just tried it and it shows the clean remaining: *java -jar TS3500CLI.jar -a lib1 --viewCleaningCartridges* View all cleaning cartridges at 2010/03/19 09:05:13 Volume Serial, Logical Library, Element Address, Media Type, Location, Cleans Remaining, Most Recent Usage CLNU69L1, Cln Cartridge, 0, LTO Ultrium-1, Slot (F1 C1 R2), 42, Not Applicable 2010/3/19 Marcel Anthonijsz <marcel.anthoni...@gmail.com> > Or use the (just released) TS3500 CLI: > > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=1159&uid=ssg1S4000854 > > Quote: > Abstract > The IBM TS3500 Command Line Interface (CLI) program can be used to access > the TS3500 library from a CLI. This is in addition to the TS3500’s Web > Specialist. > > One of the commands you can issue is: > -viewCleaningCartridges : Views all cleaning cartridges. > > I haven't tried it yet and am not sure if it lists the usecount. > > Another command is: > > -removeExpiredCleaningCartridges > > > > 2010/3/19 Remco Post <r.p...@plcs.nl> > > On 18 mrt 2010, at 17:05, John D. Schneider wrote: >> >> > Greetings, >> > This is a followup to Wanda's question about cleaning tapes on an >> > IBM3584 library. I wondered if there was any way to do it using >> > tapeutil. When I call tapeutil with: >> > >> > tapeutil -f /dev/smc1 inventory >> > or >> > tapeutil -f /dev/smc1 cartridgelocation >> > >> > either one will give me a report of all the slots in the library and >> > what is in them. But wait a minute, it is not a report of ALL the >> > slots. When I tried to use it to find out what slots had cleaning >> > tapes, I found out that neither of these reports will show the cleaning >> > tapes! They show empty slots, and ones with tapes in them, but they >> > don't show slots that have cleaners. I suppose this is by design, but I >> > can't imagine why. >> > >> > Does anyone know of a way to detect the cleaning tapes with tapeutil (or >> > similar utility like ITDT), so we can determine how many cleanings are >> > left? >> > >> >> as said before, with ALMS, the cleaners are owned and managed by the >> library, they are completely invisible to the systems ,hey don't even take >> up slots in the systems' library partitions. The only way to find out is >> through the great web panels.... >> >> > Best Regards, >> > >> > John D. Schneider >> > The Computer Coaching Community, LLC >> > Office: (314) 635-5424 / Toll Free: (866) 796-9226 >> > Cell: (314) 750-8721 >> >> -- >> >> Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind regards, >> >> Remco Post >> > > > > -- > Kind Regards, Groetje, > > Marcel Anthonijsz > T: +31(0)299-776768 > M:+31(0)6-2423 6522 > -- Kind Regards, Groetje, Marcel Anthonijsz T: +31(0)299-776768 M:+31(0)6-2423 6522