Re: Simple concept Question

     OK, uncle, uncle, uncle ! ;-)

     I don't have offsite tapes in the normal sense... All my offsite tapes
     are virtual volumes in a remote adsm server.  So it sounds like "once
     it (a tape) is not a valid tape for output" is when it gets determined
     if it is eligible for reclamation.

     Dwight



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Subject: Re: Simple concept Question
Author:  HiltonT (HiltonT AT TCE DOT COM) at unix,mime
Date:    2/12/99 10:20 AM


That isn't true.  Whether a tape is filling or full, once the % reclamable
exceeds the threshold, it will be eligible for reclamation.  If you have a
copypool tape that is 5% utilized and 0% reclamable, it will change to 95%
reclamable as soon as it's marked offsite.

Tina

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dwight Cook [SMTP:decook AT AMOCO DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 10:39 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Simple concept Question
>
>      yes, only once it is marked full will it be eligible for reclamation.
>
>      its eligibility is based on the %utilized, so if you
>         upd stg tapepool recl=80
>      if at least 80% of the space is reclaimable it will be processed
>
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> Subject: Simple concept Question
> Author:  dotalbo (dotalbo AT IBM DOT NET) at unix,mime
> Date:    2/12/99 8:22 AM
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>
> Hello Adsmers,
> Just a quick question on reclamation. Is a volume eligible for reclamation
> only when it is full. If not what is the reclamation percentage determined
> against; The estimated capacity of the tape volume, or the percentage
> utilized of the estimated capacity. An example extracted from a "q vol *
> f=d"
>
> Volume Name: 156KJZ
> Stg: Backuppool
> Devc: Adsmdev
> Estimated Capacity (MB): 5000
> Pct Util: 48.9
> Vol Status: Filling
> Access: Read/Write
> Pct. Reclaimable Space: 7.8
>
> How is reclamation determined when I send a partly used volume offsite?
>
> Regards
> Dominic Talbot