diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c496776 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +MIT License + +Copyright (c) 2023 Massimo Scagliola + +Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy +of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal +in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights +to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell +copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is +furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: + +The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all +copies or substantial portions of the Software. + +THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR +IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE +AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER +LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, +OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE +SOFTWARE. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4004713..7f0b32f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ # LTO9 Optimizer -This is a simple bash script to initialize/optimize LTO9 physical tapes. +This is a simple Bash script to initialize/optimize LTO9 physical tapes. -## The problem +## The Problem Enterprise LTO9 tapes are cool, but if you buy them in stocks of 1,000, or even 2,000, you potentially need [weeks](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4500-tape-library?topic=drives-media-optimization) before using them. A single tape is held from 20 minutes up to 2 hours in the drive, and you cannot do anything but wait. This is the standard behavior from this LTO generation. -I find unnerving that enterprise tape libraries are sold without a feature to do this automatically, so I wrote this simple bash script. +I find unnerving that enterprise tape libraries are sold without a feature to do this automatically, so I wrote this simple Bash script. -## The solution +## The Solution Connect the Tape Library to a Linux server using SAS or FiberChannel (I only have tested FC), then run `lsscsi -g | grep medium` to get the special device of the changer, which will be something like `/dev/sgX`. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ It has been tested with both: The only package required is [mtx](https://linux.die.net/man/1/mtx). -## Fun facts +## Fun Facts As far as I know, up to today, 4th of July, 2023, none of the major brands of Tape Libraries can provide a tool capable of this. I wrote the script in a day, then tested and fixed it. @@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ Total time spent: 3 days. Total money earned: none, so I'll just put it here. +## Disclaimer + Please note that this script **does not mean to replace** any of the eventual official tools that may exist – but sadly I wasn't aware of. P.S. I am aware the script is poorly written, but I don't have a test environment anymore to test it properly. I'll do it in my spare time. \ No newline at end of file