Because there is more to tape management than you ever realized https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/ 2026-04-06T02:28:32+00:00 https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/ https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/_media/logo.png text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/planning/complex_processes?rev=1737497272&do=diff Overly Complicated Processes Once the existing processes have been documented, they should be evaluated to determine if they are unnecessarily complex, or if they are based on outdated or unsound logic. It is common to find that many existing tape management processes have been implemented in the absence of any formalized tape management processes, or tape management tools, and as a result may reflect this absence. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/planning/existing_processes?rev=1737497272&do=diff Understanding Existing Processes One of the common misconceptions about tape management is that everybody manages their tapes in the exact same way. While there may be some commonality to the way most people manage their tapes, there is always some twist that makes each enterprise unique. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/planning/inconsistent_use?rev=1737497272&do=diff Tape Management is an ongoing process In most cases the tape management process is a daily activity. It is therefore important that when evaluating and implementing TapeTrack that operations staff understand the importance of using TapeTrack each day. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/planning/introduction?rev=1737497272&do=diff Implementation and Planning Guide Let me start this section by saying nobody ever knows how complex their existing tape management processes are until they start implementing TapeTrack. There are many factors that result in this realization, but above all, is the fact that prior to the TapeTrack implementation, the majority of management processes are manual, and unmanaged, and have been created with no consideration of ever formalizing the process. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/planning/tapemaster_configuration?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeMaster Configuration How you currently manage your Volumes within your business structure determines what configuration is used when setting up TapeMaster for your company. As Volumes cannot be moved between Customers careful consideration needs to be applied on how to set the Owner, Customers and Media types in TapeMaster. Getting the setup correct the in the first instance will not only save you time but also have TapeTrack conform to your Volume handling processes, instead of you havin… text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/planning/tapetrack_design?rev=1737497272&do=diff How TapeTrack Displays Data One of the more curious aspects of TapeTrack is how it displays tape information, and how this is often at odds with how people initially perceive how the data should be displayed. This is often more of a challenge to overcome than one would think. Although it is only conceptual, it is not uncommon for this to become a hang-up for people. Explaining the benefits of how TapeTrack displays data is often a good step towards accepting the changes. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/planning/warnings_and_oversight?rev=1737497272&do=diff New Warnings and Oversight Before implementing TapeTrack it is usual for the previous tape management processes to have no real checks and balances and as a result, no warnings or general oversight. Where the process was to eject all the tapes on an email, and then hand them to the offsite vendor, even when the operator scanned the tapes into a spreadsheet, it is rare for operators to detect mistakes. At best they sometimes compare the number of tapes being sent to the number of tapes on the e…