Roy,

How about using the offsite location function within ADSM/TSM. This deals
directly with the problem of a full library.

Regards

Stuart

Infrastructure Services
Operations Bridge
Innogy
Swindon
*       01793 896060
Fax     01793 896065
*       mailto:Stuart.Pitt AT Innogy DOT com

Pleas note the change of company name from National Power to Innogy


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Lake [SMTP:RLake AT TANDB.CO DOT UK]
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:40 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      How do I know what tapes my data is on? - Part II
>
> Sorry Guys,
>
> Maybe I didn't explain myself very well. Here is the situation:-
>
> We have a customer who now requires that EVERY month, an archive is
> taken to a management class that may be 7 or 10 years.
>
> Obviously over a period of time, this data will be migrated from disk
> to tape, and then the ONSITE copies will just sit in the library taking
> up valuable slots.
>
> I don't want this to happen!. Over a prolonged period, we will run out
> of slots!. So, the solution that I came up with, is to save directly to
> tape, and then send those tapes offsite, thus "freeing" up the slots.
> Now obviously, this is NOT an ideal solution, I realise that!. But what
> other options do I have?.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Roy Lake
> RS/6000 & TSM Systems Administration Team
> Tibbett & Britten European I.T.
> Judd House
> Ripple Road
> Barking
> Essex IG11 0TU
> 0208 526 8853
> rlake AT tandb.co DOT uk
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