using drm to manage primary storage pool media

[afrankel]

Hello,

We have the habit of sending our secondary (copy storage pool) media off-site through drm mechanism (move drm.) However, we are about to fill up our tape library, and we would like to send our primary stg pool media off site as well.

Is it possible using the drm mechainism? I tried, but it doesn't seem to work :

DEFINE STGPOOL TEST1 LTO5 POoltype=primary COLlocate=no MAXSCRatch=1
DEFINE VOLUME TEST1 G04077L5
SET DRMPRIMSTGPOOL test1

However, when I try to query it :

q drm G04077L5
ANR2034E QUERY DRMEDIA: No match found using this criteria.
ANS8001I Return code 11.

Why? Is it not possible to send primary stg media off-site using move drm?

Thanks,

Andras

 

[moon-buddy]

DRM was created to manage offsite tape pools, and thus the name Disaster Recovery Module.

If you need to remove primary tape pool tapes from the library use 'move media' or see 'help move media'. Better solution, expand your library. This is the recommended approach in order to safeguard your data.

 

[afrankel]

Thanks, "move media" would work. We are planning to expand the library, but we might fill up the library before the expansion happens.

Andras