The commands provided for thsi case of moving tapes out of a full librray are:
QUERY MEDIA
MOVE MEDIA
Look at syntax. Q Media allows you to specify a date used range so you can
print a list of say tapes not used in 30 days.
Then use those parameters on move media to take those tapes out of
library. This is smarter than just checking some tapes out as you are less
likely to have to check these tapes back in due to a "mount request" for them.
DL
>>> Keith Arbogast <warbogas AT INDIANA DOT EDU> 10/19/2010 12:18 PM >>>
We are running TSM 5.5.4.3 on RHEL 5.5. Our tape library is a 3584 with ALMS
and twelve 3592-E05 drives.
Expiration and reclamation are not producing enough scratch tapes to stay ahead
of their usage, so our scratch tape supply is dwindling (#18). More tapes are
on the way, but only 15 empty slots remain in the 3584. Another frame for the
3584 is being negotiated, but Rome was not built in a day, administratively
speaking.
Given the current pace of expiration and reclamation, we could hit 0 scratch
tapes. If that happens, I am thinking our only recourse will be to eject
Private tapes and load new tapes manually until new capacity is in place.
How is that done, properly? Is it like ejecting tapes for offsite vaulting? I
don't have experience checking-out or checking-in Private volumes, so I am
concerned that no data be lost due to incorrect parameters on checkouts and
checkins.
Is running dsmadmc in mountmode going to be the best way to do this? Or,
console mode?
With many thanks and best wishes,
Keith
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