TSM 5.1.7.0 Server on AIX 4.3.3
Admin client 5.1.6.0 both on Win32 and AIX
Client data originally written by IRIX client 3.1.0.7

I am preparing to export permanent archives from an old IRIX node to DLT.
The source data is spread across 75 DLTs in a primary storage pool.  Those
tapes contain the contents of one filespace, but were written across a
four year period.  All tapes are out of the library - they're in a box in
my office.

I will only be able to load the source library with about 20 tapes at a
time.

A preview export is not practical because poor archived directory handling
by old ADSM versions and ADSM clients that followed circular links have
generated *billions* of objects in that filespace.  I discovered that last
week when I ran Expire Inventory with Skipdir=NO.  I killed the process
after 3 days during which it had examined 1/2 Billion objects for this one
node/filespace alone, deleting approx 1 in 1500.

What I need is the expected sequence that TSM will load the source tapes
to obtain files for export.

Is it by last written date?  If yes, then new to old, or old to new?
Is it by volume name?
Is it by quantity of data?  If yes, high to low, or low to high?

Etc.

In other words, I need to be able to load about 20 tapes in the source
library confident that they will supply all required data overnight so I
can load the correct next set the following day, until all 75 tapes have
been processed.

Thanks.

Tab Trepagnier
TSM Administrator
Laitram LLC