There is an option for sequential access storage pools where this can be
done, at least there always has been.

See the section in the Admin guide referring to "defined volumes".

It allows you to define particular volumes to be used in a storage pool.

Not sure what version your using but I think this will do what you want.


~Rick Adamson
Jax, FL.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Huebner,Andy,FORT WORTH,IT
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 9:24 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM V6 tape labels

I may be wrong, but the only way I know to divide media is by device
class, so I do not think you can do it in 1 library with 1 drive type.
Why the concern about using 1 pool of media for both primary and copy?
DRM will take care of what tapes go where.

Andy Huebner

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Victor Shum
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:24 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM V6 tape labels

Dear All :



I am implementing a TSM V6 EE on AIX with IBM TS3200 with 4 x LTO5
drive.
Is it any easy way that I can use different LTO-barcode labeling scheme
for
primary and copy pool ?



My concerns is : DRM will be implement to handle offsite tape cycling,
when
offsite tape media back to the Tape library; it shall become "scratch"
type.
So I concerns those tape may be reused by the primary pool.  So it seems
that cannot use different tape labeling scheme for primary and copy
pool..



e.g. BON000 ~ BON999 label will be used for primary pool tape media;
BOF000
~ BOF999 labels will be used for all copypool..



Best regards,

Victor Shum

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