ADSM-L

Re: Processes calling for scratch instead of an existing FILLING tape

2006-02-08 08:41:39
Subject: Re: Processes calling for scratch instead of an existing FILLING tape
From: Kelly Martin <kelly.lynn.martin AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 00:47:23 -0600
Is the copy storage pool in question collocated?

Kelly

On 2/7/06, William Boyer <bjdboyer AT comcast DOT net> wrote:
> I've noticed that processes will fill a tape and then instead of calling for 
> another FILLING tape in the storage pool, it will mount
> a scratch tape. I just saw this again this morning...I had a BA STG running 
> from onsite tape to offsite tape. There were 4 tapes in
> the offsite pool...2 filling.. 1 full..and a filling tape being written to. 
> The current tape filled up and instead of mounting one
> of the other 2 filling tapes, a new scratch tape was called for. And one of 
> the filling tapes was only 1.4% used!
>
> I search the TSM site and the archives, but I must not have the correct 
> search words, 'cause I can't find any hits. My TSM server is
> 5.3.2.1 on AIX 5.3 ML2.
>
> Bill Boyer
> "Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional" - ??
>