Re: re-assigning volumes between storage pools

You probably don't need the step 5 because step 4 will define it new and
therefore readwrite.  You can use move data /bf... stg=TAPEPOOL if its
gonna get migrated anyway.

           joe.f.

Joseph A Faracchio,  Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley


On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Steve Schaub wrote:

> First, my environment is TSM 3.7.3.8 on AIX 4.3.3 running on a 3466 (rs/6000 
> H50), using SSA disk.
>
> We are starting to see one of our disk pools running out of room before the 
> nightly process is complete.  We have 3 different disk pools defined, one for 
> standard data, one for Oracle redo logs, and one for Groupwise data.  Lately 
> the Groupwise disk pool (MAILDISK) has tripped it's 85% mig threshold before 
> we complete the backups.  Our Oracle log disk pool (ORADISKLOGS) has room to 
> spare.  I would like to reassign the 9.5gb volume (/bfaa1dk10/bf) to the 
> MAILDISK pool.  Can someone please verify that the following sequence is 
> correct, and also let me know if there is any reason not to use the volume 
> I've noted:
>
> 1. upd vol /bfaa1dk10/bf access=readonly
> 2. move data /bfaa1dk10/bf     (wait for completion)
> 3. del vol /bfaa1dk10/bf
> 4. def vol maildisk /bfaa1dk10/bf
> 5. upd vol /bfaa1dk10/bf access=readwrite
>
> Here is our current setup:
>
> Volume Name               Storage      Device      Estimated    Pct   Volume
>                           Pool Name    Class Name   Capacity   Util   Status
>                                                         (MB)
> ------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -----  --------
> /bfaa1dk10/bf             ORADISKLOGS  DISK          9,501.0   97.0  On-Line
> /bfaa1dk12/bf             MAILDISK     DISK         13,400.0   99.7  On-Line
> /bfaa1dk14/bf             DISKPOOL     DISK          9,501.0   99.6  On-Line
> /bfaa1dk15/bf             ORADISKLOGS  DISK         13,589.0   98.4  On-Line
> /bfaa1dk16/bf             ORADISKLOGS  DISK         13,620.0   98.3  On-Line
> /bfaa1dk2/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          9,231.0  100.0  On-Line
> /bfaa1dk6/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          9,231.0   99.2  On-Line
> /bfaa1dk7/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          9,231.0  100.0  On-Line
> /bfaa1dk8/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          9,231.0  100.0  On-Line
> /bfaa2dk2/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          4,892.0   98.1  On-Line
> /bfaa2dk3/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          7,524.0   94.4  On-Line
> /bfaa2dk4/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          7,524.0   99.1  On-Line
> /bfaa2dk6/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          4,892.0   98.9  On-Line
> /bfaa2dk7/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          7,524.0   97.9  On-Line
> /bfaa2dk8/bf              DISKPOOL     DISK          7,524.0   97.2  On-Line
> /bfac1dk11/bf             DISKPOOL     DISK         13,589.0   97.6  On-Line
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve Schaub
> Haworth, Inc
> email: Steve.Schaub AT Haworthinc DOT com
>