We keep our reclamation threshold at 100% and schedule reclamation to run
at off-peak times by reseting the reclamation threshold to 60%.  A setting
of 60 will  move all the data off of volumes with %util of 40 or less,a
setting of 90 will reclaim volumes of 10% util or less..etc.  We also will
do small reclamations during the day by doing a Q VOL and finding volumes
with a low (1-10%) utilization and changing the Reclamtion threshold..UPD
STG STORAGEPOOL RECL=## to reclaim just those volumes,both onsite and
offsite.


Greg Ira
ADSTAR Administrator
NYS Dept. Health/BHNSM
Albany, N.Y.  12237
(518) 473-1809         gji01 AT health.state.ny DOT us





Gary Harrison <Gary.Harrison AT ARCADIAGROUP.CO DOT UK> on 07/22/98 08:14:04 AM

Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>

To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc:    (bcc: Gregory J. Ira/BHNSM/ISHSG/DIVADMIN/DOH)
Subject:  ADSM OFFSITE media data




        I have ADSM V3.1.01 set up to run a copy of my main tape storage
       pool to a Copy storage pool on a daily basis. This is then set as
       ACCESS=OFFSITE and taken to our remote safe.

        When I run Q VOL against these offsite tapes, I notice that some
       tapes are 0.8% utilised.
        My understanding of the way ADSM manages these tapes is that at
       some point it should recopy the data on these tapes and set the
       tapes as Empty and ready to return.
        Is there some parameter which decides at what point these files are
        copied and the tapes Freed ?
       Is it based on percentage of tape used or on the number of files on
       the tapes ?


       NB. I am not using DRM and would like to avoid it if at all possible
        !



       Gary Harrison
       Gary.Harrison AT Arcadiagroup.co DOT uk