Rule of thumb -- when in doubt, take it!

That said -- IIRC, you're setting up a NEW copy pool (pool2 for discussion's
sake) and backing up everything you need to this pool. If pool2 is complete,
AND whatever is left in pool1 (old pool) is marked 'offsite', 'unavailable',
or 'destroyed' you shouldn't have any problems.

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: Kamp, Bruce [mailto:bkamp AT MHS DOT NET]
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 11:48 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: DR Test Question


What if there are still files in the old copy pool?

-----Original Message-----
From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:KauffmanT AT NIBCO DOT COM]
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:02 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: DR Test Question


Ah, another wonderfull week in Northern Mahwah!

All you will need is the one copy pool, providing it is indeed complete.

You will need (after restoring your TSM database) to update all the tapes
that were on-site as 'unavailable' or 'destroyed' before starting restores,
so that TSM will use the copy pool tapes. And THEY will need to be updated
to readonly or readwrite before starting (I tend to use readonly).

And remember -- (mis-quoting an old software engineering book) "a test with
no errors or problems is a failed test".

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: Kamp, Bruce [mailto:bkamp AT MHS DOT NET]
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 12:00 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: DR Test Question


The end of June I will be going for my next DR Test in Sterling Forest
(another fun week)!
Right now I'm in the middle of moving my C1  systems (systems to be
recovered in Stirling Forest) to there own collected offsite copy pool.  I
doubt the files in my old DRMPOOL will be expired then.  Will I still need
to take both copy pools of tapes?

Thanks,
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Bruce Kamp
Midrange Systems Analyst II
Memorial Healthcare System
E: bkamp AT mhs DOT net <mailto:bkamp AT mhs DOT net>
P: (954) 987-2020 x4597
F: (954) 985-1404
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