We used that method with great results until we had to shift
the disk to other uses.



---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:35:37 -0500
>From: Jim Zajkowski <jamesez AT UMICH DOT EDU>
>Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Pre-fetching a restore?
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>
>On Jan 12, 2006, at 8:18 AM, Allen S. Rout wrote:
>
>> I'd say make sure that you pre-stage the data to a
different storage
>> pool than your usual landing pad, if you can possibly find
the space.
>> You could fill up the landing pad, and have it start
migration, and be
>> chasing your tail for quite a bit.
>
>Thank you all for the pointer to move nodedata, that does do
what I
>want.  My question is a follow-on:
>
>Say I have the normal disk storage pool (eg, DISKPOOL) that
then
>migrates to TAPEPOOL.  I create a new disk pool named
PRESTAGE.  I
>then MOVE NODEDATA from TAPEPOOL to PRESTAGE.  That works
great.
>
>My question is, what should I do after I've either restored
the
>machine or not had to?  Should I move the data back to the
tapes?
>Should I set a migration from PRESTAGE back to TAPEPOOL?  I
see that
>the tape that had the client's data was reduced by an
appropriate
>amount because of the move.
>
>Thanks a bunch, your combined expertise is fantastic!
>
>--Jim
Fred Johanson