Why would you need to wait till then to create the pool? Couldn't you create the
"Y2K copy pool" now by copying your primary pool(s) when you have more time.
Then during the final window on New Years eve, backup the primary pools again
which should pick up only what has been added into the primary pools and take a
full database backup.  That should give you a complete snapshot of your primary
storage pools.  The only down side is you might have a few tapes in the "Y2K
copy pool which would have some free space, but it doesn't sound like tape
utilization is a problem.

Just MHO though.
Steve





Phil Bone <PBone AT AFLAC DOT COM> on 12/27/99 01:46:46 PM

Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>

To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc:    (bcc: Steve Fletcher/GIANTMD/US/Ahold)
Subject:  Re: Y2K ADSM System "Snapshot"




Scott,

Yes, we considered it.  Our concern was the amount of time that it would
take to create another copy of the 220 primary tapes.  We only have about 16
hrs after the last backup before the tapes have to be ready.  We also have
to get the "daily processing" done (i.e. migration, backup primary tapepool,
expiration, database backups, ect.) which usually takes 6 - 8 hours.

Another thing against us in creating a second copy pool was we were out of
tapes at the time!  I just received 300 in last week.  (That was close!)

Thanks for the response.


Phil Bone
Sr. Systems Consultant
Network Services, Infrastructure Management
Office: 706.596.5928
Fax: 706.596.5950
Email: pbone AT aflac DOT com
Email: philbone AT mindspring DOT com