Keep in mind that TSM maintains a hierarchy of importance. 
 
Restores are at the top of this hierarchy; a restore requiring a tape volume 
will stop a process using that tape in order to get to it. Backups are at the 
bottom of this hierarchy; a backup will wait (in MediaW mode) until all present 
processes use a tape that the backup needs.
 
Normally, backups are first staged to disk; this helps ensure that tape 
reclamation will not interfere with a backup.
 
--
Mark Stapleton

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: David Chapa [mailto:david.chapa AT ADIC DOT COM] 
        Sent: Wed 2/18/2004 12:59 
        To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU 
        Cc: 
        Subject: Reclamation Questions
        
        

        Can someone help me understand Reclamation?
        
        1.  When this process is under-way, can backups still run?
        2.  What about restores?
        
        Is it possible to configure this process to be interrupted?
        
        Thank you
        
        David A. Chapa * Technical Advisor, Technical Marketing * ADIC *
        720.249.5836 * david.chapa AT adic DOT com
        
        Pathlight VX - Integrated Disk-to-Tape Backup - http://www.adic.com