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Re: Processes calling for scratch instead of an existing FILLING tape

2006-02-08 08:08:59
Subject: Re: Processes calling for scratch instead of an existing FILLING tape
From: William Boyer <bjdboyer AT COMCAST DOT NET>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 07:37:32 -0500
No, it isn't. One of my onsite pools is collocated (GROUP), but not my copypool.


Bill Boyer
"Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield" - ??

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Kelly Martin
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 1:47 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Processes calling for scratch instead of an existing FILLING tape

Is the copy storage pool in question collocated?

Kelly

On 2/7/06, William Boyer <bjdboyer AT comcast DOT net> wrote:
> I've noticed that processes will fill a tape and then instead of
> calling for another FILLING tape in the storage pool, it will mount a
> scratch tape. I just saw this again this morning...I had a BA STG
> running from onsite tape to offsite tape. There were 4 tapes in the offsite 
> pool...2 filling.. 1 full..and a filling tape being
written to. The current tape filled up and instead of mounting one of the other 
2 filling tapes, a new scratch tape was called for.
And one of the filling tapes was only 1.4% used!
>
> I search the TSM site and the archives, but I must not have the
> correct search words, 'cause I can't find any hits. My TSM server is
> 5.3.2.1 on AIX 5.3 ML2.
>
> Bill Boyer
> "Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional" - ??
>