Usually it takes both. Expiration is what causes the %utilization and %reclaimable values for your tapes to be updated. If you aren't running reclamation, those values won't change (unless you delete a filespace, that takes effect at once).
When space reclamation kicks in, it will process any tapes whose value has dropped below your %reclaim threshold. Once all the data has been moved from the tape (for onsite tapes) or recopied to a new offsite tape (for offsite tapes), the tape will go to EMPTY status. EMPTY tapes show up to DRM as VAULTRETRIEVE. DB backup or DB snapshot tapes that have exceeded the age limit set by the DRMDBBACKUPEXPIREDAYS parm i(see Q DRMSTATUS) will also show up as VAULTRETRIEVE. So if you haven't been running expiration, you haven't been running reclamation, your reclamation thresholds are too high, or your DB backup tapes haven't been getting made and sent offsite, those could all affect your tapes coming back. On 3/17/08, Paul Dudley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What process is it that tells Q DRM which tapes are in "vault retrieve" > status? > > > > Is it Expiration or Space Reclamation? > > > > The reason I am asking is that we have not had any tapes in "vault > retrieve" status for a few days. > > > > > > Regards > > Paul Dudley > > > > Senior IT Systems Administrator > > ANL IT Operations Dept. > > ANL Container Line > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 03-9257-0603 > > http://www.anl.com.au > > > > > > > > > > > > > ANL DISCLAIMER > This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to > the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly > prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify > the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or > make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any > person. >
