We move our full archive tapes to a drawer and the script we run is: move media * stg=archivetape wherestatus=full checklabel=NO
In order to have this work you also have to have configured an overflow location for your archives, in our case we use shelf as the location ie: Sequential Access Storage Pools : ARCHIVETAPE Storage Pool Name ARCHIVETAPE Storage Pool Type PRIMARY Device Class Name LTO Estimated Capacity (MB) 7285615.8 Pct Util 23.5 Pct Migr 30.0 Pct Logical 100.0 High Mig Pct 90 Low Mig Pct 70 Migration Processes 1 Next Storage Pool - Maximum Size Threshold - Access READWRITE Description - Overflow Location shelf Cache Migrated Files? - Collocate? NO Reclamation Threshold 100 Maximum Scratch Volumes Allowed 30 Delay Period for Volume Reuse 0 Migration in Progress? NO Amount Migrated (MB) 0.0 Elapsed Migration Time (seconds) 0 Reclamation in Progress? NO Volume Being Migrated/Reclaimed - Last Update Date/Time 2004-07-09 12:00:07.000000 Last Update by (administrator) SCHELLENBERG Reclaim Storage Pool - Migration Delay 0 Migration Continue YES Storage Pool Data Format Native Copy Storage Pool(s) - Continue Copy on Error? - CRC Data NO Hopefullly this will help. The only downside to this is that when you do a restore and some of the data is on a tape on the shelf you will have to load it back into the library. TSM will prompt you for this. Tammy Schellenberg Systems Administrator, MCP Prospera Credit Union email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DID: 604-864-6578 -----Original Message----- From: Rushforth, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 11:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Archives >I bring this up because we have over 200 tapes taking up space in the >library what are archives only and I would love to get these out and sent >offsite. Currently a second copy of these files is sent offsite, but I would >like to do away with that extra work too. We move all full archive tapes out of our tape library every day via a script. So TSM can do this. We keep the tapes on a shelf in our Tape Library room (and send copies offsite still). You could send the source copies offsite easily too via a script. Just use move drmedia (i don't have the exact syntax becuase I'm not at work) but you just do that for a specific storage pool. Although we don't know what tapes will be used when a user issues a retrieve (we also don't know when a user issues a retrieve!) but tsm just asks to have the tape mounted - we have computer room operators that can perform that for us. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the original recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error, and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please immediately notify the sender. Please note that this financial institution neither accepts nor discloses confidential member account information via email. This includes password related inquiries, financial transaction instructions and address changes.
