I'm pretty sure that once you make a VTL to VTL replication TSM wont know about the copy you created because it wasn't copied by TSM (i.e. not in the TSM DB). The only way to access is if you are replicating the TSM DB and Logs to the offsite as well so TSM will be aware of those VTL vols.
We thought of doing that but elected to put use the offsite VTL as an Active Offsite Copy Pool so TSM is always aware, we replicate DB and Logs, so bringing up on instance on the other side and updating Primary to Destroyed ... And we are ready to go! -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Steven Langdale Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:43 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Disaster Recovery with VTL Hello I'm assuming you are using the VTL's replication process to do this? If so, I'd assume it would be expired (though that is TSM terminology rather than VTL terminology). Probably best to ask your VTL vendor. Steven Steven Langdale Global Information Services EAME SAN/Storage Planning and Implementation ( Phone : +44 (0)1733 584175 ( Mob: +44 (0)7876 216782 ΓΌ Conference: +44 (0)208 609 7400 Code: 331817 + Email: steven.langd...@cat.com Mehdi Salehi <iranian.aix.supp...@gmail.com> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 11/11/2009 14:38 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject [ADSM-L] TSM Disaster Recovery with VTL Caterpillar: Confidential Green Retain Until: 11/12/2009 Hi, A VTL in primary site copies backup data to remote site asynchronously. If some backups expire in TSM, what happens to the copy in remote site? Will it be expired or retained? Thanks This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately.