So can I take it my suggestion won't work?

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Richard Sims
Sent: 18 July 2007 12:58
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Checkout full, unchanging tape volumes


On Jul 18, 2007, at 7:50 AM, Angus Macdonald wrote:

> I support a TSM 5.3 installation with a 3582 library, which is
> running out of local capacity. One of the tape pools is used
> exclusively for a large body of files which receive regular
> additions but are never changed or deleted. The tapes in the pool
> are all full, apart from the one that is being currently written-
> to. Is it safe to checkout some or all of the full tapes and store
> them offsite, since their content will never change or expire?

Angus -

Your site needs to be more realistic about capacity needs, to avoid
putting technicians (you) into a position of having to deal with
capacity exhaustion.  Try to make them fully aware of the situation.

See topic "Managing a Full Library" in the Admin Guide for coping
with it.

    Richard Sims    http://people.bu.edu/rbs