Don't you just love TSM. I had hoped to speed up the offsite copy but it
appears the two processes aren't aware of each other, one requiring the
same tape the other is copying offsite.

Does anyone know of a workaround?

tsm: TSM_SERVER>q pr
Session established with server TSM_SERVER: Windows
  Server Version 5, Release 1, Level 6.3
  Server date/time: 12/08/2003 14:59:03  Last access: 12/08/2003
14:50:01


 Process Process Description  Status
  Number
-------- --------------------
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     199 Backup Storage Pool  Primary Pool LTOPOOL_PRD, Copy Pool
OFFSITEPOOL,
                               Files Backed Up: 115145, Bytes Backed Up:
                               77,192,029,031, Unreadable Files: 0,
Unreadable
                               Bytes: 0. Current Physical File (bytes):
                               1,442,967,798~Current input volume:
                               A00136L1.~Current output volume:
A00256L1.\

     200 Backup Storage Pool  Primary Pool LTOPOOL_PRD, Copy Pool
OFFSITEPOOL,
                               Files Backed Up: 15081, Bytes Backed Up:
                               28,900,407,334, Unreadable Files: 0,
Unreadable
                               Bytes: 0. Current Physical File (bytes):
                               3,126,660~Waiting for access to input
volume
                               A00136L1 (4416 seconds).~Current output
volume:
                               A00048L1.\


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