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/primer/asset_management?rev=1737497272&do=diff Asset Management Computer backup and removable storage media were once considered a consumable, which could be ordered, interchangeably used and thrown away with little to no special consideration. Today, however, as media has increased in storage capacity and reliability they can no longer be considered as a consumable, today, each item of media is very much an individual asset of the enterprise. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/chain_of_custody?rev=1737497272&do=diff Chain of Custody Knowing who has handled a tape and when it was handled has always been considered good practice, but in recent years corporate governance, privacy, information handling and critical infrastructure laws have been introduced1 in many jurisdictions. It is expected that further laws will be passed in the future. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/cli?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Command Line Clients TapeTrack provides a large library of command line utilities that can be used for reporting and task automation. These utilities can be run on demand or automatically via program scheduler Available Platforms * AIX text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/clients?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Windows Clients text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/disaster_recovery?rev=1737497272&do=diff Disaster Recovery As computer hardware and associated infrastructure have evolved High Availability subsystems have considerably reduced the probability of a disastrous situation occurring. It however remains prudent that all enterprises retain a high degree of Disaster Recovery readiness. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/extensions?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Extensions TapeTrack has several extensions to make tape management more efficient and user friendly. Slack App The TapeTrack Slack App allows you to query tape libraries and move tapes from one location to another, all from within Slack. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/introduction?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Primer The purpose of this section is to describe the history, design methodology and benefits of TapeTrack. It is not required reading, but it might provide users with some insight into how to get the best out of their use of the product; it is effectively a text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/library_management?rev=1737497272&do=diff Library Management As tape libraries grow, it becomes increasingly costly to store all tape Volumes in robotically controlled devices. It may also be undesirable to store tapes which are critical or subject to litigation within an environment where they could potentially be overwritten. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/mobile?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Mobile Software TapeTrack For iPhone TapeTrack for iPhone allows you to manage your computer backup tape library using your own TapeTrack Server, a TapeTrack Server provided by your offsite vendor or any other Open Data Protection API (ODPAPI) enabled software or device. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/quality_control?rev=1737497272&do=diff Quality Control The most critical component of any management framework is its ability to constantly measure its effectiveness with a goal of constantly improving each process and ensuring that there is no degradation in the overall quality of solution. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/server?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Framework Server The TapeTrack Framework Server is a Windows Service or Linux Daemon which provides the backend service of the TapeTrack System. Functions It provides the following functions: * Database management. * Communications management including compression and encryption. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/virtual_physical_slot?rev=1737497272&do=diff Virtual And Physical Slots The Virtual Slot allocation is a number of the slot based on sequential numbering of all slots from the zones allocated to a repository. The Physical Slot allocation is a slot number showing the physical location of a slot in the storage rack that remains unaltered regardless of which repository or customer it is allocated to. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/volume_repository?rev=1737497272&do=diff Volume Repository A Repository is TapeTrack's representation of a physical location a Volume can be. Each Volume has a current location, target location and a scanned location. The values of these Attributes in combination display where a Volume is, whether or not it is moving and the last location it was confirmed at. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/primer/webservices?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Web Service GazillaByte Cloud Scan The TapeTrack CloudScan API (TCS) allows a scanning device to communicate with a 2nd device via HTTP/HTTPS. This enables a mobile device, such as an iOS or Android phone to act as a Barcode scanner that can be connected to a desktop PC.