A couple of other options. Since you have TLMS you can download and install at no charge the GMI (Graphical Manager Interface) or SRM-lite. It has a very nice Gui interface for a lot of functions. This will include tape. This makes this type of analysis easier.
You could also open a case with CA-TLMS support - I have found them helpful in crafting reports for tapes Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:05 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: CA-TLMS information > > You might want to join the Ca communities for TLMS. They will be able to > help you > > To join, if you have not done so, go to communities.ca.com you will need a > ca > support ID to join > > > > > You can also download the IBM tape tools and use it to analyze your tapes. > Since it is only looking at SMF data, it is independent of the software to > manage your tapes > > ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/tapetool > > There is no cost to tapetools > > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Carlos Bodra - Pessoal > > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 6:56 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: CA-TLMS information > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > I´m not confident with CA-TLMS software, but I need to know about > > volser usage (MB written) and percentage of volser used. > > > > > > > > I checked CA-TLMS reports and found no one that can give me this > information. > > > > > > > > Anyone knows how to get this info. > > > > > > > > I need to estimate amount of data that is stored in each actual volser > > (3490/3590) for technology migration to new cartridges (3592) to > > define how many new cartridges I need to buy. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Carlos Bodra > > > > IBM System Certified System z > > > > São Paulo - Brazil > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN