Do not extend the DB before doing the delete dbvol.  The delete command
uses the empty, enextended space to move the data from the volumes to be
deleted.


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On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Robert L. Rippy wrote:

> Yes, you are correct. Create the new DB's and extend the DB and then delete
> the old DB's. The data will migrate over to the new extended space. Any
> reason you had 37 1GB volumes for your DB's. IBM told me not to really go
> over 10 volumes on your DB and to be sure they aren't on the same drive if
> you can help it.
>
> I would suggest that if you could, create 5 8GB new volumes for a total of
> 40GB and move the DB over to the new 8GB partitions.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert Rippy
>
>
>
> From: "Thach, Kevin" <KThach AT COVHLTH DOT COM> on 11/22/2002 09:30 AM
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:
> Subject:  Relocating TSM DB (storage)
>
> I am wanting to move our TSM DB which is currently on ESS, and has 37  1GB
> dbvolumes, to another set of ESS disk.  If I define the new dbvolumes on
> the
> new disks, do I then just extend the db, and then do a del dbvol on the old
> ones?  Does the delete make the data migrate over?
>
> Do I have to do a reduce db for any reason before I do the delete dbvol?
> Can I do the delete with the server up and running?
>
> Thanks
>
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