Question.
How does TSM handle the expiration of files on media stored in our offsite
storage facility??
Does it wait until all the data has expired to recall the tape back. Help!!
I have a ton of tape offsite that has less than 10% of the tape utilized.

Question 2.
When I go to DRM Offsite recovery media mountable for tapes to go offsite I
check the media with "q vol xxxxxx f=d" and the media is less than 10%
utilized so I leave them in the library to be used on the next migration but
these tape will no longer mounted to be utilized for the remainder of the
media. Is there a way to have TSM continue to mount these tapes until they
are totally utilized. Help I am going thru a ton of tapes!!!!!!

Raymond Baldenegro
Analyst
Storage Management
perotsystems
3033 N 3rd Ave.
Phoenix, Az 85013
Fax (602) 798-5310
E-Mail rbalden AT chw DOT edu