Yes, I hope I can change the policy but that's the upper management decision. I will create a new copy tape pool for the new domain.
Thanks Rodney -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Remco Post Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] File Device class question On 18 jun 2009, at 19:50, Rodney Luk wrote: > Hi, > > Our 3584 library, it holds 270 tapes, is full because we keep our > exchange backup forever. keeping a backup forever? IMNSHO this must be a mistake. Your problem can only really be solved by changing this policy. > I had to checkout some tapes for onsite storage. However, we come to > the point that it makes reclamation very inefficiency since tapes > are not in the library. I am thinking to create a new Domain and > move some nodes to the new domain. Create a FILE class pool on disk > for onsite restore that associate with the new domain. For now on > the current domain, our primary pool is on tapes. A copy tape pool > is send to offsite for DR. > My question is should I use the current copy tape pool or create a > new copy tape pool bind to the new domain. In addition, any suggest > solution for a situation that I have now? I am sorry I am new to > TSM, I hope I explain well the situation we have now. You can do both. There is something to say for having a dedicated copy pool for each primary pool hierarchy. > > Thanks > Rodney > -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Remco Post [email protected] +31 6 248 21 622 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
