Joni,
My first question is are you licensed for the "Extended Edition" of TSM, because it includes DRM support which will make your life much easier when it comes to managing off site tapes and doing DR testing. In particular you would be using "move drmedia" commands instead of "move media" commands. The "move media" commands are more useful for handling on site primary pool tapes that need to be moved out side of the library for whatever reason. Whereas the "move drmedia" commands are designed to do exactly what you are trying to do.
I sent you an email earlier with my contact info in it. If you would like feel free to call me and we can discuss these issues over the phone.
-- Regards, Mark D. Rodriguez President MDR Consulting, Inc.
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Joni Moyer wrote:
Hello Everyone!
I have the volume N00043 that I have sent to the vault by using the move media command. I will be having a DR test and will be taking the tape(s) to the DR site. The volume is read-only and is mountable, but not in the library. Will I have to do any updates to the tapes if I want to mount this tape at our DR site? I was thinking no, but I just thought I would ask. Thanks!
Volume State Location Automated LibN Name ame
-------- -------------------------- ------------------- --------------- N00043 Mountable not in library Vital Records, Inc.
Volume Name: N00043 Storage Pool Name: TAPE_NDMP_OFFSITE Device Class Name: NASDEV Estimated Capacity (MB): 515,035.1 Scaled Capacity Applied: Pct Util: 99.9 Volume Status: Filling Access: Read-Only Pct. Reclaimable Space: 0.1 Scratch Volume?: Yes In Error State?: No Number of Writable Sides: 1 Number of Times Mounted: 36 Write Pass Number: 1 Approx. Date Last Written: 03/18/05 20:53:54 Approx. Date Last Read: 03/17/05 12:55:14 Date Became Pending: Number of Write Errors: 0 Number of Read Errors: 0 Volume Location: Vital Records, Inc.
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