The best that you can do is a move node data under V5.1 as far as I know.
What you do is get the data in a different primary pool and give them the
primary tapes for those file spaces and a copy of the database. The node
name does not change in this scenario. If you need to keep a copy of the
data, then create a copy of the new primary pool in its own copy pool and
once the tapes are removed do a restore volume for each volume in that
primary pool.
This is not much better than what you had before, but it may help.
Paul D. Seay, Jr.
Technical Specialist
Naptheon Inc.
757-688-8180
-----Original Message-----
From: David le Blanc [mailto:David.leBlanc AT IDENTITY-SOLUTIONS.COM DOT AU]
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 10:40 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Reassignment of existing backup filespaces
Hi TSMers,
I'm in the position of recommending a solution to a sticky problem.
A customer has sold off some infrastructure and applications, and wishes all
backups associated with that infrastructure to go along with the hardware.
Unfortunately, the hardware is running some applications which are not
leaving, but are in-fact being rehosted before the equipment leaves.
*ASSUMING* the data I want to keep is in a particular file system (that is,
no need to worry about sub-filesystem granularity) I can 'export node' the
appropriate filespaces and re-import them under an alternate node name.
Then when the new node has these filespaces, I can delete the original and
give away the media and a copy of the database.
The re-hosted application will then automatically back up to the imported
filespaces under the new host name, and no historical information will be
lost.
The $US10Million question is :-
Can I reassign a file space from NodeX to NodeY without going through the
'export/import' debacle? There is after all, almost 400 tapes going back I
don't know how many years containing data from some number of terabytes of
IBM ESS storage.
Is there a user-land or 'hidden' command to reassign a filespace from NodeX
to NodeY?
If not, can anyone make a better suggestion on how to do this?
Cheers.
David
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