You would not loose data. If volume B gets full then another
tape is mounted and data move continues.
I don't think there is any tape technology that two tapes would have
"identical" length other than a random pairing. That's why TSM writes
till EOT then continues onto another tape.
David Longo
>>> PFord AT STENTOR DOT COM 12/16/02 05:07PM >>>
A little while ago, there was a post regarding the physical length of
LTO media (which I can no longer find on the ADSM.org website). The
author mentioned that due to discrepancies in the physical length of
tape, in an LTO cartridge, possible issues could arise when copying data
from one volume to another. For example, assuming you had two 100GB LTO
tapes, it would be possible to lose data when performing a "Move Data"
from volume A to volume B, if volume B happened to be slightly shorter.
My question is, has anyone ever experienced anything like this? Is
this really an issue?
Thanks.
Peter
Peter Ford
System Engineer
Stentor, Inc.
5000 Marina Blvd,
Brisbane, CA 94005-1811
Main Phone: 650-228-5555
Fax: 650 228-5566
http://www.stentor.com
pford AT stentor DOT com
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