Hi Eric, Thanks for the recommendations. I always thought the conversion process required the target to be empty. Unfortunately, we simply do not have sufficient free disk space to perform complete conversions to containers since everything existing stgpools are either on NFS/ISILON (yes I know IBM says this is not-recommended) or server internal disk. Right now I created my first directory/container pool since we had a(nother) hard drive failure in our 5+ year old Powervault so we took this opportunity to learn directory-containers and their limitations.
Not sure what you mean by "reset conversion command". I couldn't find anything like that in the latest 8.1.14 manual? On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 9:20 AM Loon, Eric van (ITOP DI) - KLM < eric-van.l...@klm.com> wrote: > Hi Zoltan, > > What you could do is create a file device class and move the files from > tape to this file device class. As soon as the files are there, you can use > the convert stgpool command to move the data into the directory container > stgpool. > If you do this in batches, you don't need a very large filepool. After > emptying your filepool, you can use the reset conversion command to make > the filepool available for new data. > > Kind regards, > Eric van Loon > Air France/KLM > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of Zoltan > Forray > Sent: vrijdag 24 juni 2022 14:39 > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Moving archives into containers > > We are currently in the midst of a big project to relocate our datacenter, > by the end of 2023, to a new, smaller building. > > At the same time, we are actively pursuing redesigning/replacing our > "Enterprise Data Protection" solution which may likely move us completely > away from Spectrum Protect. FWIW, this project started before we were told > we had to move out of our existing location. > > As an absolute minimum, we need to get everything off old magnetic tape > (3592) that we need to retain beyond 2023 (archives), since the new > datacenter will not have the physical space to accommodate tapes. > > Now that we have upgraded all ISP servers to 8.1.14.100/eFix 102, we have > started playing with directory-containers, since there is now support for > "protecting" containers to magnetic tape (for offsite backups). > > With the additional directory-container support/tools, we were wondering > if there is a way to get backups/archives into a directory-container > stgpool other than during ingestion from a client? > > If we do move away from Spectrum Protect, is the only way to retain > long-term archives is to recover them to the original platform/server and > then move them to whatever long-term storage platform we choose (i.e. > object, cloud)? > > -- > *Zoltan Forray* > Backup & VMware Systems Administrator > Enterprise Compute & Storage Platforms > VCU Infrastructure Services > www.ucc.vcu.edu > zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social > security number or confidential personal information. For more details > visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/ <https://adminmicro2.questionpro.com> > ******************************************************** > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain > confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If > you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or > any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other > action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may > be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the > sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its > employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission > of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered > number 33014286 > ******************************************************** > -- *Zoltan Forray* Backup & VMware Systems Administrator Enterprise Compute & Storage Platforms VCU Infrastructure Services www.ucc.vcu.edu zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/ <https://adminmicro2.questionpro.com>
