ADSM-L

Re: Predicting tape volumes

1998-08-10 17:19:00
Subject: Re: Predicting tape volumes
From: Adrian P Challinor <Adrian.Challinor AT OSIRIS.CO DOT UK>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:19:00 +0100
But I can't mark them as "offsite", ADSM says

ANR2117E UPDATE VOLUME: Access mode for volume DSM014 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.



What next?

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Adrian P Challinor                                 Osiris Consultants Ltd
                                        The Database Archival Specialists
e-mail: Adrian.Challinor AT osiris.co DOT uk
www: http://www.osiris.co.uk

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> James SPORER
> Sent: 10 August 1998 20:35
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Predicting tape volumes
>
>
>      If your offsite volumes are in a copypool, which they should be, you
>      can run reclamation on the copypool to pack the data from multiple
>      volumes on a single tape.  If the tape volumes are marked offsite,
>      adsm will use the onsite data to reclaim the volumes.  Once the
>      volumes are reclaimed they are marked empty.  Setting the empty
>      volumes to access=readw will return them to the scratch pool.
>      james.sporer AT doit.wisc DOT edu
>
>
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator
> _________________________________
> Subject: Predicting tape volumes
> Author:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>  at IPNET
> Date:    8/7/98 10:10 AM
>
>
> When working with a manual tape library, and using EXPIRATION to release
> previous copies of files, at some point old tapes should be re-used.
>
> Is there anyway of asking ADSM which tapes it will use and in
> which order so
> that these can be retrieved from the off-site firesafe before excution
> commences?
>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________________
> Adrian P Challinor                                 Osiris Consultants Ltd
>                                         The Database Archival Specialists
> e-mail: Adrian.Challinor AT osiris.co DOT uk
> www: http://www.osiris.co.uk
>
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