With 5.3 you have a parameter called reclaimprocess which can be set to any 
number so as to run multiple reclamation processes, so uses multiple drives. 
But many times it has been found that a couple of processes need the same tape 
and therefore they have to wait till that particular tape is freed up. But you 
can try using this parameter
for eg.
update stg copypool reclaim=94 reclaimpr=4
this will start 4 reclamation processes at 94% for the storagepool called 
copypool.

Rajesh

 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vats.Ashok" <Ashok.Vats AT FTB.CA DOT GOV>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Reclamation process
> Date:         Fri, 7 Apr 2006 10:47:43 -0700
> 
> 
> We are running TSM 5.3.0.0 ser ver on AIX 5.3.0 with 10 LTO drives 
> in a 3584 library. We have 10 lto storage pools ( sequential) we 
> always have two  prime stg tape pools in the library and we rotate 
> 3 offsite tape pools on weekly basis. We are always very low on the 
> Scratch tape we run reclamation using TSM admin. schedule. Would 
> like to optimize to take full advantage of 10 drives and also if 
> TSMers would like to share any  BKM ( Best known methods) for 
> reclamation process implementation. Each pool is roughly 100 tapes.
> 
> Thanks
> Ashok

>


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