yes, that appears to be the case, damaged files on tapes. Not sure why
so many on that particular day but we have identified some....thanks for
your help.

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Sims
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 2:13 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] copypool volumes requested instead of primary pool

On Jan 14, 2008, at 2:53 PM, Park, Rod wrote:

> ... why would it request the copypool if primary tape is available and
> read/writable in the library?
>

Rod -

The most common reason is that a file on the volume is Damaged.
Use the Query CONtent VolName ... DAmaged=Yes
command to so determine.

Also watch out for files spanning volumes where the companion volume
is not available.  There should be evidence of problems in the
Activity Log.  I regular administration tasks, perform do 'Query
Volume ACCess=UNAVailable,DESTroyed' to look for anomalies.

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

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