On Apr 10, 2006, at 8:13 AM, David E Ehresman wrote:
If a primary storage volume is marked as status=destroyed will the files on that tape be backed up in the next backup cycle if they still exist? Or must you do a delete volume discard=yes before the files are eligilble for re-backup?
David - As noted in ADSM QuickFacts, a status of Destroyed, for a primary copy pool tape (by definition, on-site) has not meant that the files on the volume will be backed up again because of that. Such a status is set by a system administrator, where it would be because she realized that the volume had a problem and was undertaking recovery efforts. The files on the volume remain in the database, and indeed can be restored, from the copy storage pool. Note that a status of "Destroyed" is extreme in some circumstances, where in fact there may just be bad spots on the tape or bad recordings, where a Move Data would usually be employed to transfer viable files still on the tape. This is actually a case where a "Damaged" state prevails for some files on the tape, and a Restore Volume would thereafter fix the situation. A Destroyed status for a volume is something a person puts into place, and should be of short duration because of accompanying recovery actions. Richard Sims
