ADSM-L

Re: Move Nodedata starts and ends without doing anything

2003-11-11 14:22:33
Subject: Re: Move Nodedata starts and ends without doing anything
From: Todd Lundstedt <Todd_Lundstedt AT VIA-CHRISTI DOT ORG>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 13:21:57 -0600
Well, there it is then.  We'll see if TSM support comes back with this bit
of information on their next attempt to "resolve" this issue.  Their first
attempt was to tell me that I couldn't move nodedata from a copy storage
pool to another storage pool.  I guess they didn't read the entire ESR.
Anyway, I agree... a note about volume access being readwrite or readonly
most certainly could be added to the "help move nodedata" text, as well.

Thanks, Richard.
ps.  The Technical Guide redbook now has a direct link on my desktop.
Thanks.



>Shouldn't it use primary storage volumes to get the data, just like a
>reclamation or a move data for acc=offsite volumes?

Again, I urge reading the Technical Guide redbook to fully understand
TSM functions before trying to use them.  It's particularly important
to do so because the command reference manual ends up getting just a
fraction of the information presented in the TG - often omitting
important facts, such as:

  "The volumes added to this list have to have an access of READWRITE or
   READONLY."

That obviously precludes Access=Offsite.  And wouldn't it be nice if the
programmers put out some kind of message when the function ends up copying
none of the data that the customer requested?  (Come on, IBM - that's not
"enterprise" level programming.)

  Richard Sims, BU