FROM:  Peter Hadikin (HDIP9235)
       (604) 432-8452
Subject: Using ADSM to archive to tape

We are currently testing ADSM's archive to backup Oracle DB's from an RS6000.
In order to try speed the process up, we have split the archive job into two
jobs, both using the same tape pool. The problem I am seeing is that sometimes
the two jobs request different tapes (this is what we want to happen) and
sometimes, they seem to want to use the same tape. This means that one jobs
runs while the other one waits for the first to finish. Is there some way to
force both archives to use different tapes? We are currently running V1 R1
Level 0.14 of the ADSM VM server software.

Any feedback would be tremendously appreciated. Thanks Peter.

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