I need a solution
I have many LTO tapes that are a few years old. I am trying to determine the contents so I can make a decision as to if we should archive/reuse/scrap them. The first tape shall be referred to as tape # 1.
I have the default option for 'catalogs' DE-selected regarding the "Request all media in the sequence for catalog operations."
Question
Tape 1 is inventoried successfully. I then run a catalog job and after a short while I am prompted to insert media tape # 2. Why is that?
Question 2 that is now perplexing based on first question
A perform a mock 'restore job' to see what is available. Interestingly, when I go to the 'View by Media' tab, I see the contents from tape # 2 which will allow me to select it to 'restore'. However, tape # 1 does not even show up in the 'View by Media' tab. How could that be?