Did you try creating 2 separate tape storage pools, forcing each backup to a
separate storage pool - I think this can be done by specifying different
management classes for each backup.

Tim Pittson
pittson1 AT bwmail1.hcc DOT com
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Subject: Using ADSM to archive to tape
Date: Wednesday, March 27, 1996 10:04AM

FROM:  Peter Hadikin (HDIP9235)
       (604) 432-8452


I didn't get any reply to this the first time I posted it ... I thought I
would try again since it is a relatively important issue for us.

Additional information ... we are going directly to a tape on a 3494 tape
robot and we are using collocation. If there is any other information that
would be helpful please contact me and I would be glad to provide the info.

Take it easy, Peter.

BC Institute of Technology
Computer Resources
3700 Willingdon Avenue
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FROM:  Peter Hadikin (HDIP9235)
       (604) 432-8452
Subject: Using ADSM to archive to tape

We are currently testing ADSM's archive to backup Oracle DB's from an
RS6000.
In order to try speed the process up, we have split the archive job into two
jobs, both using the same tape pool. The problem I am seeing is that
sometimes
the two jobs request different tapes (this is what we want to happen) and
sometimes, they seem to want to use the same tape. This means that one jobs
runs while the other one waits for the first to finish. Is there some way to
force both archives to use different tapes? We are currently running V1 R1
Level 0.14 of the ADSM VM server software.

Any feedback would be tremendously appreciated. Thanks Peter.

BC Institute of Technology
Computer Resources
3700 Willingdon Avenue