OK, are you talking the migration of incremental backup data residing
     in a diskpool over to a tape storage pool (defined as the next pool)?

     If I'm remembering correctly... a restore request that needs a tape
     drive (when all are being used)  will preempt other tasks
     BUT I recall seeing that if a specific tape required for a restore is
     in use by another process (say a diskpool's data is being migrated to
     it)... your restore request will just wait for the tape to free.

     later,
           Dwight



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Subject: Migration vs restore request
Author:  Karen.M.Krowzack (Karen.M.Krowzack AT UCM DOT COM) at unix,mime
Date:    1/12/99 2:39 PM


We are running ADSM Version 3.1.5 on our AIX Server and are seeing the
following:

When a user requests a restore for a Novell client at the same time the
MIgration scheduler is running, from data to disk to tape, his restore
request waits until AFTER the migration process is complete, which can takes
1-3 hours.  I thought that a restore request was supposed to take priority
over migration, and make available a tape drive for the restore.  Am I
wrong, or doing something wrong, or is this a bug (or a feature).  Any info
would be appreciated.  Thanks

Karen Krowzack
IBM Global Services
Tieline 461, x7309
Outside phone - 312-394-7309
Pager:  800-759-8888, PIN 1967096
email:  krowzack AT us.ibm DOT com