I'm nearly ready to activate DRM on a new server, but I have a worry about
copypools for disk storage. One of the diskpools is for smaller servers
which migrate to a limited number of collocated tapes. This pool is not
yet very active, so there are many nodes which have not yet migrated off to
tape. I have the time and resources to copy my diskpools to tape daily,
but I wonder what sort of confusion I may be generating.
For instance, what happens to cached files that are on tape as well as
disk? Do I get two copies? or only the one that already exists from the
backup of the tape? What happens to a file that migrates to tape some time
after a copy is made from disk? does it supercede the previous copy? or
are there again two copies in the copypool? What happens in case of
disaster requiring a restore storage operation? At this point, I really
don't know what to expect.
All assistance will be gratefully accepted.
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