TSM Tape Management

Tapes seem to be the biggest problem area in TSM. Issues range from defining and using specific drives, to managing and deleting tape storage. Click on the buttons below to see different problem areas with tapes Tape Hardware issues discusses some of the issues with damaged or overwritten tapes, sharing tape libraries and 'virtual tape' systems. Tape drives are discussed elsewhere in this site. Tape Library Management discusses how TSM handles tape libraries Freeing up old tapes discusses how to check your scratch pool, and how to free up older tapes