I finally got around to trying this on a 6.0 PP2 system and it still does
not work. My recollection now is I was told by an RC engineer that it was
never going to be fixed because CSY was moving to use STM with 6.5. :-(

John Burke

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Burke [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 6:59 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Tape Usage Logging?
>
>
> SCSIDDS within sysdiag USED to provide this. We used it
> regularly to monitor
> tape usage. At some point in the 5.5 lifetime, this feature
> stopped working.
> It was still not working in base 6.0, though I have not tried it since
> applying PP2. From the command file I used, the command
> within sysdiag was:
>
> scsidds section 12 ldev=n
>
> I'll try it out again on a 6.0 PP2 system.
>
> Of course, all bets are off with 6.5 since sysdiag disappears.
>
> John Burke
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Art Bahrs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 3:50 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [HP3000-L] Tape Usage Logging?
> >
> >
> > Hi All :)
> >     Time for another "What the???" Question...
> >
> >     I found the following on HP.com and wondered if this is
> > something done
> > by all HP tape drives or just certain models?  Of course the obvious
> > question would be: Can we read, from a tape, how often said
> > tape has been
> > used?
> >
> > HP Storage Media - How Many Times Can I Re-use A Tape?
> >
> > QUESTION: How many times can I re-use a tape?
> >
> > ANSWER: The tape drive logs how many times the tape has been
> > used during the
> > eject process. Your application should read this count from
> > the tape log and
> > refuse to accept the tape after 99 uses. We recommend that
> > regularly used
> > tapes should be replaced annually as a precaution.
> >
> > Copyright (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 2000
> > This information is subject to change without notice and
> > is provided "as is" with no warranty.
> > Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any direct,
> > indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages
> > in connection with the use of this material.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Art "hmmm.... I wonder???" Bahrs
> >
> >
>
>