I think he means "Active-data" pools as in the storage pools you can populate with the "copy activedata" command. (Introduced TSM5.4)
And yes, you can delete from active data pools without affecting the primary copypool data. Regards, Shawn ________________________________________________ Shawn Drew Internet [email protected] Sent by: [email protected] 06/18/2009 11:28 AM Please respond to [email protected] To ADSM-L cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Deleting active data pool volumes Michael, I imply that by "active" data pool, you are implying primary storage pool; if that is the case then deleting a primary storage pool volume with discardd=yes will not only remove data on the primary storage pool volume but also any copies of the data on the copy pools. BERTAUT TCHUISE Storage Support Administrator Legg Mason Technology Services *410-580-7032 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Green Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ADSM-L] Deleting active data pool volumes If I delete active data pool volumes with discardd=y, it doesn't remove that same data from other primary/copy pools? -- Warm regards, Michael Green IMPORTANT: E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send any confidential or sensitive information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. Delivery, and or timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author by replying to this message and then kindly delete the message. Thank you. This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. Please note that certain functions and services for BNP Paribas may be performed by BNP Paribas RCC, Inc.
