Wanda,
Thanks for the info. I'll look into adding that to our system. Managing
backupset volumes is a pain without some extra help.
Tab
"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/19/2005
10:09:49 AM:
> I think you are correct.
>
> If this is a frequent problem for you, Autovault from coderelief.com
> supports ejection/vaulting of Backupsets.
>
> Wanda Prather
> "I/O, I/O, It's all about I/O" -(me)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of
> Tab Trepagnier
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 5:48 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Move media for backupsets?
>
>
> TSM 5.1.9.0
>
> Is there some command(s) that would allow sequential, one-step
> processing
> of backupset volumes similar to the operation of the Move Media command
> for storage pools?
>
> For example, Move Media will check out the library volume, alter its
> access to read-only, set its location to the Overflow Location, and
> eject
> the volume from the library with just one command. And it will process
> all relevant volumes if "*" is given as the volume name. So if you have
> a
> dozen storage pool volumes to eject, one command processes all 12 tapes
> in
> order. You just collect them from the library and Reply when each is
> removed from the library's I/O slot. Simple.
>
> If those same 12 tapes are part of a Backupset, as far as I can tell,
> you
> must check out each tape individually, update its Location field
> individually, etc. That's 24 commands for a Backupset where just one is
> needed for a storage pool.
>
> Or am I missing something?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tab Trepagnier
> TSM Administrator
> Laitram, L.L.C.
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