On Jul 18, 2007, at 7:50 AM, Angus Macdonald wrote:

I support a TSM 5.3 installation with a 3582 library, which is
running out of local capacity. One of the tape pools is used
exclusively for a large body of files which receive regular
additions but are never changed or deleted. The tapes in the pool
are all full, apart from the one that is being currently written-
to. Is it safe to checkout some or all of the full tapes and store
them offsite, since their content will never change or expire?

Angus -

Your site needs to be more realistic about capacity needs, to avoid
putting technicians (you) into a position of having to deal with
capacity exhaustion.  Try to make them fully aware of the situation.

See topic "Managing a Full Library" in the Admin Guide for coping
with it.

   Richard Sims    http://people.bu.edu/rbs