This would work for existing volumes, but if it's uses a scratch pool,
it could still try to create volumes.

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 09:05, Prather, Wanda <wPrather AT icfi DOT com> wrote:
> Well if nothing else, this will surely do it:
>
> update vol * wherestgpool=filepoolname access=readonly
>
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> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of Richard Rhodes
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:17 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] Stopping access to a filepool
>
> How do you offline/stop_access to a filepool?
>
> We have been implementing a DataDomain which is accessed as a filepool.
> Prior to the DD, most backups went to the diskpool with some very large 
> backups going straight to tape.  When we would want to take the library down, 
> we would kill any processes/sessions writing to tape and then take the tape 
> drives offline.  This prevented any new sessions from trying to access tape 
> until the library work was completed.
>
> Now were trying to figure out that the equivalent process is for the DD and 
> it's filepool.
>
> Most backups still go into the diskpool, and the very large backups go 
> straight into the DD filepool.  If we want to take the DD down for some 
> reason, we would kill any processes/sessions writing directly to the 
> filepool, but we can't think of any way to prevent new sessions
> from trying to access the filepool.   I guess I'm looking for some way
> to offline the filepool.
>
> Any thought/comments are most welcome!
>
> Rick
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