ADSM-L

Re: [ADSM-L] How to Incorporate a CDL into a TSM environment?

2007-06-12 11:09:09
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] How to Incorporate a CDL into a TSM environment?
From: Richard Rhodes <rrhodes AT FIRSTENERGYCORP DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:11:19 -0400
"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 06/12/2007
09:30:58 AM:

> >> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:50:20 +0100, Neil Schofield
<neil.schofield AT YORKSHIREWATER.CO DOT UK> said:

>
> > - Since the conversion of a pending delete volume to a scratch tape
takes
> > place purely in the TSM database, a virtual scratch tape will also
occupy
> > the full disk space on the VTL. until it is re-used.

When DataDomain was in for a dog_and_pony_show the other day I asked about
this.
They claimed to be working with IBM to become application aware, so that
they could
release internal VTL storage when a tape goes scratch.

I can see how this could be done, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Rick


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