Just a dumb question: Is there a possibility to do the reclamation of the primary tape pools via the cached data in the disk pools?
kind regards, Stephan 2008/12/8 Allen S. Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:27:46 -0500, "Lepre, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > said: > > > I have a question on how reclamation works. I have a small library > > with 24 slots and 2 Drives. When I start reclamation say at 90% it > > puts in tape 1 and then put in another tape to reclamate to. It > > then ask for tapes that are not in the library so I am constantly > > checking in and out tapes to reclamate this one tape. Could someone > > tell me how the process actually is supposed to work maybe I am > > doing something incorrect. > > In general, you'll expect a full volume to have at least two partial > files (aggregates) on it: the one hanging off the beginning, and the > one hanging off the end. > > You may have several others, too, if you are constricted (as it > appears you are): Every time you finish a volume, there's a partial > file there. It's possible the "other" halves might get > disproportionately collected. > > So, the checking in and out is to be expected. > > > How many tapes in your collection? You may be able to make a case for > acquiring a larger library. This can be exceptionally attractive if > you can point out that now you have to be onsite to service restores. > If you have all your data in the library, most activity can go > unattended. > > I view handling-by-humans as the largest risk my tapes go through. > Minimizing those occasions is well worth it, in the long run. > > > - Allen S. Rout >
