ADSM-L

[ADSM-L] the purpose of "file" device class

2009-09-21 05:36:47
Subject: [ADSM-L] the purpose of "file" device class
From: Mehdi Salehi <iranian.aix.support AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:05:57 +0430
Hi,
What is actually the different between a disk pool and a file pool? Both are
based on disks and the latter behaves sequentially like tapes. What makes
necessary to have these two types of pools in TSM? Couldn't IBM eliminate
one of them and say that there is only one disk-based pool?

Thanks