I just tried this on our test system, to be sure I wasn't talking out my
ass, and I have done this before. To delete a dbvol that has data in
it, TSM needs unexteneded space to copy it in to. If you extend the db,
that is "used" space to tsm. Try this on your system, please
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On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Robert L. Rippy wrote:
> If you don't extend and create more 'available' space, then how is there
> space available to move the DB's to when you start deleting volumes?
> Before TSM can use DB space, you must extend and make the space available
> for use.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert Rippy
>
>
>
>
> From: Andy Carlson <andyc AT ANDYC.CARENET DOT ORG> on 11/22/2002 09:42 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: Re: Relocating TSM DB (storage)
>
> 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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