Mark, since you stated that you have an onsite as well as an offsite
copy pool, you can specify the onsite pool in the restore volume command
'restore volume <volname> copystgpool=<copypool>'
where <volname> is the damaged volume, and <copypool> is the
copy pool you want to restore from.


Dusedau, Stefan wrote:
>
> Mark,
>
> We have had to do this on several occasions. Here is what we have found
> to work:
>
> 1. do a restore volume with preview set to yes
> 2. look in the activity log for the messages telling you which volumes
> would be mounted during the restore.
> 3. recall these volumes from offsite storage
> 4. insert the volumes to ADSM (library or what ever)
> 5. do the restore volume command
> 6. send the offsite volumes back out
>
> Thank You,
>
> Stefan Dusedau
> infoWorks
> A Viacom technology service
> (212)258-6739
> stefan.dusedau AT viacom DOT com
>
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 From:   Remeta, Mark [mailto:MRemeta AT SELIGMANDATA DOT COM]
>                 Sent:   Tuesday, January 19, 1999 12:45 PM
>                 To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>                 Subject:        Tape Volumes
>
>                 Hello all, I have defined a primary tape storage pool
> that I use to migrate
>                 the data of a primary disk storage pool. I also have 2
> tape copy pools
>                 defined, one an on site copy and the other an off site
> copy. My question is
>                 this, one of the tapes from the primary storage
> (migrate) pool has become
>                 unreadable and I marked it as destroyed. How do I
> recreate the data on that
>                 tape. Should I restore the volume from one of the
> copies?
>
>                 Thanks in advance,
>
>                 Mark Remeta
>                 Seligman Data Corp.
>                 100 Park Avenue
>                 New York, NY 10017
>                 (212)716-2810