Thanks for the suggestion Lawrence but I need to be in control of when
reclamation takes place and reclamation isn't working anyway for a few
tapes - this is the point, that tapes with reclamation values > my
reclamation threshold are NOT being fully reclaimed or are being completely
ignored.

I am going to go down the move data path.

Regards and thanks,

Eric Winters
IBM Global Services Australia
ZE06 (Zenith Centre - Tower A)
Level 6,
821 Pacific Highway
Chatswood NSW 2067
Sydney Australia
Ph:  +61-2-8448 4104
Fax: +61-2-8448 4006


Lawrence Clark <Larry_Clark AT THRUWAY.STATE.NY DOT US> on 29/03/2000 23:39:19

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

To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc:    (bcc: Eric Winters/Australia/Contr/IBM)
Subject:  Re: Reclamation of offsite volumes




Hi Eric:
You may want to:
set your hi lo values on your offsite  (copypool) storage pool so that an
expire inventory will initiate the reclamation.
adjust the values so that it is below your 'troublesome tapes

>>> BillSlaughter AT TUPPERWARE DOT COM 03/28/00 03:59PM >>>
I myself found the same problem and no longer use "reclamation".

I use a script that I developed that figures out which tapes are above my
(reclaimable) threshold and issues "Move Data XXXXXX" commands in non peak
hours on a daily basis.

To avoid processing tapes that I just sent offsite (PTF #1) I only process
the ones that have not been written to in 10 days.

You don't even need to recall your "troublesome" volumes, ADSM knows where
the file is in the primary storage pool and will re-create the offsite tape
in a new or appended tape.

I can send you the script if you want?