Yes, the storage pool can have collocation turned off without affecting
existing data.

Just a note, you may want to read up on what collocation does. Over time
it will affect overall restore
performance as node data will be spread amongst many tapes.

Cheers, Suad
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 08/11/2004
02:36:01 PM:
> Yes there are alot more nodes on that stgpool than the other .. one
> ... if I switch off collocation .. will it be ok .. will TSM and the
> data .. on TSM be OK ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Suad Musovich
> Sent: 08 November 2004 09:16
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Storage pool
>
>
> Are there more nodes/filespaces defined using that stgpool?
> Maybe you want to switch off collocation for that stgpool.
>
> Cant really say beyond that as you have supplied little extra info.
>
> Cheers, Suad
> --
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 08/11/2004
> 02:02:26 PM:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have 3 storage pool 3494pool01, 3494pool02 and 3494pool03 (examples)
> >
> > My question is why is there alot of tapes that are 'FILLING' status
> > in my 3494pool01 rather than .. in the 3494pool03 and 3494pool03
> > needs more tapes that 3494pool01. sometimes when I put in the
> > scratch tapes into the library .. most of the scratch tapes are
> > defined into the 3494pool01. how can resolve this.
> >
> > My thoery is it because ... of the Maximum scratch allowed ?
> >
> > Regards
> > Shukrie