On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:21:56 -0600, it was written:
>Bonus feature of TSM 4.1... The " datactr " is my overflow location. I am
>running TSM 4.1.4.5 on AIX 4.3.3 ML8.
>I have a 3575L32 and the library is FULL plus there are approximately 100 
>tapes in the overflow location at any one time.
>(Need to figure out how to use less tape so there is less tape shuffle 
>required)...
>
>Note that the volume 078A9F was being asked for for the purpose of 
>reclamation. Note that
>this was pre-empted because the restore needed this volume and Request 243 
>(the call for the tape for reclaim) was
>cancelled. There was NO repeat NO subsequent call for the tape to be put into 
>the library for the restore. Thus, the restore
>will hang forever unless someone notices the long wait time of the session at 
>the TSM server! BUG???

No, not IMO. You're attempting to use TSM in a situation where you've
got *way* too few tape resouces for the amount of data you're
handling. I think it's presumptious to assume that TSM should be
called upon to handle a situation that shouldn't exist in a properly
configured and resourced system.

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)