allocate some tape volumes to specific storage pools

[dskny]

Is there a way to allocate certain tape volumes to a specific storage pool?

Keeping it simple, I have one library with 1000 tape volumes, 2 onsite tape pools (tapepool01 & tapepool02).

500 tapes are labeled 01000 - 01499

the other 500 tapes are labeled 02000 - 02499

So I would like to allocate tapes labeled 01000 - 01499 to tapepool01 and tapes labeled 02000 - 02499 to tapepool02. Is this possible.

 

[domino]

try (help) DEFine VOLume ...

e.g. define volume tapepool01 tape01000 access=readwrite

Note: Defining a volume in a storage pool associated with a library does not set its status to private. To specify a volume as a private volume, you can issue the UPDATE LIBVOLUME command. It is recommended that you issue the UPDATE LIBVOLUME command before issuing the DEFINE VOLUME command

 

[dskny]

That's it...was looking at/using those commands yesterday and didn't make the connection. Needed your jumpstart.

Thanks much.

 

[domino]

If the tape is not checked in ... use

CHECKIn LIBVolume <library_name> .... STATus = PRIvate ...

if Tape not labeled in ... (means to label the volumes automatically as they are checked in) use

LABEL LIBVolume <library_name> .... STATus = PRIvate ...

show AdminReference for further informations

 

[sdn772002]

Hi ,

You can try something similar to below:

define vol <poolname> <volume name> access=readwrite ... in your case it will be like

define vol tapepool01 01000-01499 access=readwrite

define vol tapepool02 02000-02499 access=readwrite

i hope this is correct..

 

[sdn772002]

make sure that the required medias are loading in the library with checkin or libvol command