We take the tapes out of the library and set the access to Offsite and the
location to "Vault".  Access of Offsite prevents TSM from trying to mount
the tape, and location is a free form text field, so we just call it Vault
as the tapes our stored onsite in a Vault.  Once a week we take tapes
offsite, and bring tapes back.  When tapes go offsite the location is
changed to "Offsite".  We use Korn Shell scripts to handle all this, on AIX.
If you'd like more information on how we do all this, let me know offline.

Ray Baughman
Engineering Systems Administrator
TSM Administrator
National Machinery LLC
Phone 419-443-2257
Fax 419-443-2376
Email rbaughman AT nationalmachinery DOT com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Orin Rehorst
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:21 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Offsite tape challenge
>
>
> Worry...worry...worry...about disasters...terrorists...and recoveries. My
> bosses worry a lot, me likely not enough.
>
> Am storing copy pool offsite once a week. Box of tapes comes
> here, we update
> the copy pool, box goes back offsite.
>
> What about a daily? They don't want to bring the box back and forth every
> day...just place "dailies" in a building next door. But how might
> you manage
> that with TSM?
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Orin
>
> Orin Rehorst
> Port of Houston Authority
> (Largest U.S. port in foreign tonnage)
> e-mail:  rehorst AT poha DOT com
> Phone:  (713)670-2443
> Fax:      (713)670-2457
> TOPAS web site: <www.homestead.com/topas/topas.html>
>