ADSM-L

Re: [ADSM-L] Client file active data pool selection for restores

2009-11-20 09:37:47
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Client file active data pool selection for restores
From: km <km AT GROGG DOT ORG>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:29:12 +0100
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On 19/11, Bob Levad wrote:
> TSM Version 5.5.2 on Windows
>
> I have set up two active data pools (one physical-LTO4 and one virtual-LTO2)
> for a group of nodes.  When a restore is requested by the client, the active
> data on the physical tape is usually mounted.  Since I have set up
> collocation of the virtual tape by node and I have more virtual drives than
> physical, I would prefer that the restore call for the virtual volumes.
>
> Is there any way short of marking the physical tape "unavailable" to force
> to restore to come from a particular pool or to skew the choices TSM makes
> to favor the more granularly collocated media?
>
> Bob.
>
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