Hello,

Answer to Q 2:

I manage the tape movement manually without DRM.
I write scripts that:
1. update the access of the copy pools volumes once at 2 weeks to offsite and 
the location is "drp" (you can wrte there wathever you like) and make a list of 
that volumes.
2. other scripts check the empty offsite volumes that you have to bring back.
3. I also make database volumes 

Then we checkout all the volumes need to go out and checkin the volumes that 
came back from drp you have to update the status of this volumes to readw.

Good luck,
Hana

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Lakshminarayanan, Rajesh
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:51 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM with out DRM
Importance: High

Hi Guys,
 
 
    I have a request to remove the DRM license from the existing TSM
setup.   Currently we dont; have a DR server and I know that  TSM can
function smoothly with out DRM facility.  Can someone share me your
views on the below queries:
 
 
1) How TSM is going to react when the DRM license is unplugged? will it
just stop updating the DRMEDIA table with the tape movement information
or is their any other table which will not be updated? And what is the
risk involved in unplugging it from an existing production server. 
 
2) I am aware that I need to manage the tape movement with manual script
after DRM is switched off.   Has someone tried it before?  Can you share
your experience?  


 
3) Does IBM provide any script to handle tape movement where DRM is not
used. 
 
 

Regards,

Rajesh