From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gill, Geoffrey L. > I have noticed I have about 145 volumes that are less than 25% utilized, > most of these are in the offsite pool. Reclamation runs on the offsite pool > daily, sometimes, like this morning, I find it is still running. Reclamation > kicks off at 5PM with reclaim=50. I'm not understanding why these aren't > being reclaimed quicker.
Is your disk pool cached? If it isn't, you can ignore the rest of this post. If it is, that's the problem. Reclamation will use disk-located files in preference to tape-located files, and the MOVEBATCHSIZE server parameter gets ignored for disk-located files. (Why? Who knows?) The result? Reclamation processes will move files from disk to tape one file at a time. *Slow*. The fix? Tivoli says a code fix would be "massive". The workaround? Turn off caching in your disk pools. (I know--it's like curing a hangnail by cutting your finger off.) -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE
