I have a similar but not as bad situation.  3575-L32 maxed out with about
60 tapes out of library and LTO coming in a month or so.  The "MOVE
 MEDIA"  command is used to move tapes out of library.  You have to have
your OPS folks on the ball as when one of those tapes is needed, there
is a message that pops up on console each minute until tape is checked 
back in.

Reclamations and restores are mostly what needs tapes, so if you can plan 
the  times of these that will help.  With your 200+ tapes out of library, this 
will most likely be a LARGE extra operation for them (and YOU) to keep up
with.  Removing collocation will conserve tapes but don't know how you
have in thisn state and how long it will take to change over.


David Longo

>>> PURDYM AT FIPD.GC DOT CA 12/11/01 09:46AM >>>
Hi folks, 

I have a situation where our company has two backups systems, TSM being one of 
them. The 'other' backup system doesn't work for various reasons and we are 
planning to move the servers that backup to it to TSM. On the weekend that 
other system fell a part. Now I need to backup about 500GBs into a Magstar L32 
that really doesn't have that much space. I'm in a tight spot and I need some 
creative ways to backup that much data. Here's what I've been trying:

turn collocation off, or from 'filespace' to 'on'
reviewing old nodes and the largest filespaces, but this didn't save to much
I don't think I can reduce any copies or the length of time that the copies are 
stored

Here's what I do have:
I do have 8 x 36 GB disks that will be here soon
a ton of tapes, no room in the Magstar, but I must have 200-300 extra tapes
I also have 24 x 18.2 GB disks right now that are used for my disk pools and 4 
x 9.1 GB disks that are used

So I was thinking I that I could:
1. use the 36 GB disks for a primary pool. Still sending the data offsite (copy 
pool) because I have a lot of tapes, OR,
2. start taking tapes out of the Magstar and just setting them aside, when they 
are full

I do have a LTO coming but not for 2-3 months.

I could really use a creative idea to store a lot of data. I have the tapes 
just not the slots inside my Magstar.

Thanks Miles


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Farm Income Programs Directorate
Winnipeg, MB, CA
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