Yes, if you watch it closely. Sometimes you can see the migration or
backup STG ask for a scratch tape during the process.

When it reaches the end of tape, TSM will ask for a new tape to place
the rest of the file on the new tape(s).

I have a single NDMP backup that is over 4 TB that is backup to 4
consecutive LTO4 tapes with no problems.  All 4 tapes shows the same
last written date and time.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
Of
> Mehdi Salehi
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:20 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: backup files larger than tape cartridge size
> 
> Hi,
> I have some large files and images backed up to disk pool and then
> migrated
> to tapes. As the size of images grows gradually, I wonder what happens
if
> the file size exceeds the cartridge capacity. Can TSM split them into
> multiple cartridges during stg migration?
> 
> Thanks