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Re: Changing Library box

2001-11-26 15:19:44
Subject: Re: Changing Library box
From: Mahesh Tailor <MTailor AT CARILION DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 15:15:37 -0500
If you own both libraries and there is no rush to get rid of the old one, why 
not set the next_storage_pool and the reclaim_storage_pool settings to the new 
library.  This way, over time, all the data will be moved from one library to 
the other and you do not have to issue a ton of move commands.  Further, if you 
have other functions, such as DB backup, etc., then you can make the switch 
over immediately.  This has worked flawlessly for me when I installed an LTO 
library on the TSM system that already had a 3575 library attached.

Mahesh

>>> Kelly Lipp <lipp AT STORSOL DOT COM> 11/26/01 12:20AM >>>
You are absolutely correct: there is one to one mapping of device class and
library.  This is probably not the correct model for the times, however
changing it has major implications.

Moving a client from one pool to another is quite difficult.  The only sure
way is to use export/import.  If your tape pool is collocated you may be
able to use move data commands to get a client's data to another pool.
There is discussion to create a move filespace command that, if implemented,
will give us the ability to move a client's data around.  But until then...

I apologize if I missed the intent of the original question.  Moving some of
the tapes to the other library is not possible.  It's an all or nothing
proposition.

Kelly J. Lipp
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