Re: 8mm tape

[Glenn Gundermann <ggundermann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis,

You can use the Service Tools to see how much data was written to tape in KB.

STRSST
1. Start a service tool
1. Product activity log
5 to display/print statistics

Glenn Gundermann
Ronald A. Chisholm Limited
Toronto

Dennis Munro wrote:

> I do a special backup of a major library every night to 8mm tape as part of
> "day end" processing.
>
> Right now I can get 18-19 backups before the tape is full.  What I have been
> doing is changing the tape after 15 days but that assumes one remembers to
> change the tape.
>
> Rather than getting a call at 2:10AM when the third shift cannot sign on to
> the system and having to go in just to change the tape, I would like to be
> able to determine when the tape is getting "close" to full or what
> percentage of full it is.
>
> If anyone has figured this out, I am interested in hearing your solution.

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