How about creating a new primary pool and copy pool set.  When nearly
all of the data has expire out of the original set, move the remaining
data from the old primary pool to the new primary pool and backup to the
new copy pool.  Let the expiration reduce amount of data to copy.

If you define a separate device class for each pool, how would you
control if multiple storage pool request more tape drives than is
available?

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Mark D. Rodriguez
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:12 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: How do you change the device class of a storage pool?

Hi,

My question:

Does anybody have a better way to do this?  I am missing something in my
process above that might make things simpler?  This is definitely a time
when I wish I could just poke something into the TSM DB!

Thank You in advance for any help you can offer.

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Regards,
Mark D. Rodriguez
President MDR Consulting, Inc.

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