ADSM-L

Setting up a tape rotation

1998-09-01 07:10:31
Subject: Setting up a tape rotation
From: Roberto Mannella <rmannell AT MANITOULINTRANSPORT DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 12:10:31 +0100
Hello folks:

I'm relatively new to the ADSM world so please bear with what may be a
seemingly stupid question.

I will be running ADSM for OS/400 using a Magstar 3570 tape unit to back up
my Lotus Notes server running on an IPCS.  I would like to set up a daily
tape rotation of DAY1-4, WEEK1-3, and MONTHA-C.

From the documentation I have and some Redbooks I've been reading, I can't
seem to figure out how ADSM implements a tape rotation - best I can figure
is a manual tape library but then a single tape is used until it's full,
then it requests the next tape, etc.

IBM says it can't be done without making volumes available and unavailable.
This would require writing code and is not desirable to have something like
that to maintain.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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8~)
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Roberto
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