Is there anyone who has encountered this problem over me?

On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Mark Beta <markb3t4 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:

> Hello,
> With IBM Spectrum Protect Version 7.1.7 and later, you can protect
> directory-container storage pools by copying the data to container-copy
> storage pools, where the data is stored on tape volumes.
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/srv
> .admin/t_contcp_stgpool_protect.html
>
> But the question is, when i have a spectrum protect with NOT extended
> edition license, how i can rotate tape volumes offsite without using DRM
> that is not included in the license?
>
> Knowledge center (link above) says:
>
> "If DRM is not configured, you must do so or USE AN ALTERNATE METHOD TO
> ROTATE TAPES OFFSITE"
> If i try to rotate offsite like legacy copy storage pool, updating the
> volume access and location, for scripting tape rotation, i get:
> ANR2117E UPDATE VOLUME: Access mode for volume 000001L7 cannot be changed
> to "offsite" - volume either does not belong to a copy storage pool or from
> a device class of DEVTYPE=SERVER.
> ANR2212I UPDATE VOLUME: No volumes updated.
>
> The volume was checked out from the library, but the access is "readwrite".
> The next "protect stgpool type=local" the volume probably will be
> attempted to access, and will be put in unavailable.
> Butreclamation will be effective and the volume will be reclaimed and
> "scratched" So that I can bring it back to free when it reaches the empty
> state?
>
> I can not understand how it may be mandatory to have DRM.
>
>
> Regards.
>
> Mark
>