You could in the short term do something like:
- define new storage pools in the new libraries
- do move data's to empty volumes in the current library to the newer
libraries to allow you to bring volumes containing data back into the
existing library.
But the long term problem is that backups will still be directed to the
existing library and none of the libraries have sufficient slots to hold the
data of all the clients directed to them.

So for a longer term solution you would want to:
- Break out how to best spread the load of clients among the libraries
- create new storage pools in the new libraries
- redirect some clients, based on the break out, to the new storage pools

----- Original Message -----
From: "Juan Perla" <laperla AT U.WASHINGTON DOT EDU>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] RES: [ADSM-L] Volumes off library

Hey,
We just did something similar.

we started with 1 old acsls library (library=lsm2 and acsid=1) 4
tapedrives
and 300 cartridges

we ended with 1 new acsls library (libray=lsm2 acsid=2) 4 tapedrives and
300 cartridges.

1)created the 4 new tape drives in the lsm2 library that were physically
 located in the new library (silo acsid=2)

2)disabled the 4 old tape drives in the old silo (acsid=1)

3)updated the old lsm2 library to have acsid=2

4)enabled the 4 new tape drives

5)then we physically ejected from the old library and entered into the
 new library.
all worked fine.
Hope this helps,
Juan Perla



On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Vinicius Fraga wrote:

Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 11:19:16 -0300
From: Vinicius Fraga <vinicius AT VANGUARD-IT.COM DOT BR>
Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] RES: [ADSM-L] Volumes off library

Ok, let me detail the env.

This client has 4 libraries (LTOLIB1 / LTOLIB2 / LTOLIB3 / LTOLIB4) each
library has 44 slots and 2 drivers, the library LTOLIB1 and LTOLIB2 are
destiny of filesystem data, and this 2 libraries are overloaded with
aprx 100 tapes off librarie.

The client is putting additional 3 libraries in the env, in the same
config (44 sltos and 2 drivers).

The question is how to make the older tapes into the new library? I will
have to migrate the volumes?



Atenciosamente,

Vinicius do Valle Fraga
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-----Mensagem original-----
De: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] Em nome de
Larry Clark
Enviada em: Monday, October 08, 2007 5:29 PM
Para: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Assunto: Re: [ADSM-L] Volumes off library

I'm trying to understand your situation....
The new library is the same as the old but larger...more slots?
-storage pools defs reference device classes
-device class defs reference libraries

So, I'm thinking, you might be able to
- check the remaining volumes out of the current library
- update the device class def to point to the new library
- check the current ones and the new ones into the newer, larger
library.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vinicius Fraga" <vinicius AT VANGUARD-IT.COM DOT BR>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:23 PM
Subject: [ADSM-L] Volumes off library


Hi guys,

I have a client that has too many volumes off library, about (100
volumes),
and each time it request a restore, it take about 20 volumes, and mostly
off
times this volumes is offsite,

Well i know it's a sizing problem, but this is not the question here,

The client bought 3 knew library (aprx. 120 slots) now he want to put
this
volumes (100 volumes) inside the library, but there isn't any way to
change
the pool of a volume (like update volume xxxx stg=yyyy), so i will need
to
migrate all data to the new pool? i don't want to deactive the actual
library