Richard Sims posted a way to determine which tapes still have data on them that need copied. Unfortunately I can't really use your solution. The tape library is in an unattended data center. I run TSM from a remote location and don't have access to the data center anyway. The computer operator(s) are not going to be driving 10-miles down the road every time I need a tape mounted.
I'm just going to put a few in the library at a time and look for the ANR2411E messages when a tape is needed because a file spans tape volumes. Then verify with the Q CONTENT COPIED=NO. Bill Boyer "Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield" - ?? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RAMNAWAZ NAVEEN Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 8:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How to copypool large number of tapes In fact I used to end up with the same problem. However the work-around I use is to set ACCESS for all the tapes in the primary pool to read-only mode and run the backup stgpool command. Then I do a q req to find out which tape is requested by the TSM server in teh library and checkin the corresponding tape accordingly. Well, I know I have to repeat the process times and again ,for me it worked that way, but the end result was there ... Anyway if someone can post some other solutions it woudl help me too. Regards -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William Boyer Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: How to copypool large number of tapes I have a client that does monthly backups of each node using a <nodename>_M naming standard. This data goes into a LONGTERM_3584 storage pool and is then copypool'd into LONGTERM_VAULT. The problem is that not all of these tapes were copypool'd. And there are so many of them that they can not all fit into th library (3583). The client wants to have these tapes copypool'd. I've been rotating a few tapes per day into the library and doing a BA STG. Some days this command only runs for a few minutes and quits without copying any data. How can I verify that the data on the primary pool tapes is indead on the copypool? All these primary tapes are ACC=UNAVAIL to keep them from being requested to be mounted. When I issue the BA STG command, I get screen fulls of the ANR1229W message for each tape that is UNAVAILABLE...including the ones that were in the library and had the BA STG command run against them. If I compare the occupancy of the LONGTERM_3584 with LONGTERM_VAULT, I come up wiht around a 12TB difference. How can I rotate these tapes into the library and guarantee that the data is copypool'd? Bill Boyer "Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional" - ?? This mail has originated from the Internet. The State Bank of Mauritius disclaims all liability as regards to its content. Please verify its source and content before acting thereon. The information contained in this e-mail message, and any attachment thereto, is confidential and may not be disclosed without our express permission. If you are not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message, or any attachment thereto, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify us by telephone, fax or e-mail and delete the message and all of its attachments. Thank you. Every effort is made to keep our network free from viruses. You should, however, review this e-mail message, as well as any attachment thereto, for viruses. We take no responsibility and have no liability for any computer virus which may be transferred via this e-mail message.
