one more thing .... you can not restore from copy-container pool as you do
with normal copy pool. If your dir-container is damage /lost, you have to
use copy-container to restore dir-container pool and after that restore
client data..... so time to restore generaly will be increased...

HTH
Chavdar

On Friday, May 12, 2017, Michael Prix <mp AT rs6000.darktech DOT org> wrote:

> Hello Mark,
>
> IBM has decided shortly after introducing the Copy-Containerpools to handle
> them not the same way as legacy containerpools, but like legacy primary
> pools.
> Thus said, you can't make them OFFSITE, and thus you can't use the
> benefites
> of DRM. Handle them like primary storagepool volumes with regard to volumes
> taken out of the library, e.g. UNAVAILABLE instead of OFFSITE.
>
> --
> Michael Prix
>
> On Thu, 2017-05-11 at 10:25 +0200, Mark Beta wrote:
> > Is there anyone who has encountered this problem over me?
> >
> > On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Mark Beta <markb3t4 AT gmail DOT com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > With IBM Spectrum Protect Version 7.1.7 and later, you can protect
> > > directory-container storage pools by copying the data to container-copy
> > > storage pools, where the data is stored on tape volumes.
> > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/srv
> > > .admin/t_contcp_stgpool_protect.html
> > >
> > > But the question is, when i have a spectrum protect with NOT extended
> > > edition license, how i can rotate tape volumes offsite without using
> DRM
> > > that is not included in the license?
> > >
> > > Knowledge center (link above) says:
> > >
> > > "If DRM is not configured, you must do so or USE AN ALTERNATE METHOD TO
> > > ROTATE TAPES OFFSITE"
> > > If i try to rotate offsite like legacy copy storage pool, updating the
> > > volume access and location, for scripting tape rotation, i get:
> > > ANR2117E UPDATE VOLUME: Access mode for volume 000001L7 cannot be
> changed
> > > to "offsite" - volume either does not belong to a copy storage pool or
> > > from
> > > a device class of DEVTYPE=SERVER.
> > > ANR2212I UPDATE VOLUME: No volumes updated.
> > >
> > > The volume was checked out from the library, but the access is
> > > "readwrite".
> > > The next "protect stgpool type=local" the volume probably will be
> > > attempted to access, and will be put in unavailable.
> > > Butreclamation will be effective and the volume will be reclaimed and
> > > "scratched" So that I can bring it back to free when it reaches the
> empty
> > > state?
> > >
> > > I can not understand how it may be mandatory to have DRM.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
>