ADSM does not have a built-in solution for tape rotation, but I would imagine
it wouldn't be too difficult to create your own. You could obtain a list of
tapes that haven't been written to or read from for a period of time, and write
a script to issue MOVE DATA commands against those tapes. You can use the QUERY
VOLUME FORMAT=DETAILED command to obtain the list (your script will need to
figure out which tapes meet your age criteria). If you have the ADSM Version 3
server you can issue an SQL statement to obtain the list of tapes that meet the
age criteria. Example:

   select volume_name as "Volume",
          date(last_read_date) as "Last Read",
          date(last_write_date) as "Last Written"
      from volumes
      where(days(current_timestamp)-days(last_read_date)>365) and
           (days(current_timestamp)-days(last_write_date)>365)

(This example lists tapes that have not been read or written for a year.)

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Storage Systems Division
ADSM Client Development
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Richard,

I fully agree with You, but.. what if I back up operating system components
or application code on 'low' capacity volumes (like 3490) and the system
won't get enough fixes to reclaim or migrate the tape and the system is
running for years (I know systems running for 10 or more years without
further fixes, until Y2000) ? I have a tape never used and don't know this.

Can I handle the rotation of these fixed data with ADSM or do I have to
create my own solution? (Don't tell me I have to change media every 2 years
because of new technologies).


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