This ought to happen because your volumes have not been marked in the
database as being offsite. "upd v * stg=<offsite_pool> acc=offsite" will
do the trick.
If a copypool volume is offsite, the server is reading from primary pool
volumes and is making new copies on new volume. Then the new volume is
sent offsite and previous one is brought back (after its reuse delay
expires).
If a copypool volume is having status "readwrite" or "readonly", it is
considered onsite and its reclamation is performed as for primary pool
volumes to avoid multiple source volume mounts.

For better understanding of the process you can be directed to the most
ultimate source - redbook "TSM Concepts", SG24-4877. Even if you have read
it once, you may find some good reading there, missed or forgotten.

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant






Mark Bertrand <Mark.Bertrand AT USUNWIRED DOT COM>
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19.09.2003 21:58
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How does Copypool reclamation work? I mean, the tapes are offsite, so is
all
of the reclamation done within the database?

When I start the copypool reclamation with an "upd stg copypool
reclaim=50"
it tells me what tapes it is going to perform reclamation on. Everything
is
OK, those tapes are offsite and my tapepool tapes are onsite ( I run a
tapepool reclamation separate). I always understood that the process took
place in the database and didn't actual need the tapes directly. This
morning I noticed an anr1081i.
09/19/2003 09:05:05 ANR1040I Space reclamation started for volume
xxxACRLx,
storage pool COPYPOOL (process number 745).
09/19/2003 09:08:14 ANR1081W Space reclamation terminated for volume
xxxACRLx - storage media inaccessible.
Help on anr1081w shows that the tape was unavailable to mount, server
waits
and retries again, no user response.
Do I have to checkin all tapes on the list for every copypool reclamation
process everyday? Have I been doing it wrong for the last couple of years?
I have read the technical guide and information guide redbooks but neither
had much detail on the subject. I did find out one thing that brings up
another question, to start reclamation, the technical guide state to use a
number between 99 and 50 percent, why cutoff at 50% I have been running at
40% and at times have used 30%? Will the system recognize numbers lower
than
50?
OK last question on reclamation, is my goal to have the tapes listed with
q
vol that have a status of full to have as close to 100% utilized as I can
get them to take full advantage of my library?
I appreciate any help you can give to help me understand reclamation
better,
even if it is to direct me to another publication that has the details on
this subject. I also tried search.adsm.org but could not get to it this
morning.
System TSM Server 5.1.6.3 with DRM, Win 2K. 3584 Library
Thanks,
Mark Bertrand