My understanding of the audit volume process is that it doesn't actually
read the data on the tape.  Instead it reads the checksum information
that TSM puts on the tape periodically.  This bit me once when I was
auditing a disk volume.  The audit volume deleted some files out but
failed to find some files on disk which were in error.

Hope this helps,


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-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Gill, Geoffrey L.
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 6:52 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: FW: audit volume


I posted this a few days ago and didn't get a hit. If anyone has
anything they could point me to or send me I would appreciate it.

>Does anyone have, or know where I can get, a better technical write-up
>than
what is detailed by the "help audit volume" information the TSM server
has?
>I'm looking for a more detailed write-up of exactly what is happening
>when
the tape is mounted and being audited. I have to comply with an audit
finding >and need specifics.

Geoff Gill
TSM Administrator
NT Systems Support Engineer
SAIC
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