October 28, 2004

Reminder to South System Tape Owners—Avoid a $50 Per Tape Charge. Move Your Tapes by November 1, 2004

Don't forget—if you still own any South system tapes you must do something about them by November 1, 2004. Your options are:

•	request that the tape be moved to Titan
•	purchase the tape (for removal from the NIH Computer Center)
•	release the tape (all data on the tape will be lost)

What To Do

The following procedures can be found on the Titan web page under the Mainframe heading—click on "Utilities."

To either move a tape to Titan or release a tape—use Web Tape

To purchase a tape—use Export South Tape

To see information about these tapes (e.g., data set name, date created)—use Web Tape

After November 1

After November 1, 2004, tapes remaining in the South system tape library will be mailed to the owner and the appropriate account charged. If by November 1st you have indicated through Web Tape that you want to move your tape(s) they will not be charged, even if they have not yet moved. CIT is working hard to keep up with the large number of tape move requests that have come in at the last minute.

For more details, see article "South System Tapes Must Go By November 1, 2004" in Titan News on July 16, 2004. If you have any questions, please contact the NIH Help Desk at 301-496-4357.