Did you start them with "backup stg LTOPOOL_PRD OFFSITEPOOL maxpr=2"?
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/8/2003 8:04:41 AM >>> Don't you just love TSM. I had hoped to speed up the offsite copy but it appears the two processes aren't aware of each other, one requiring the same tape the other is copying offsite. Does anyone know of a workaround? tsm: TSM_SERVER>q pr Session established with server TSM_SERVER: Windows Server Version 5, Release 1, Level 6.3 Server date/time: 12/08/2003 14:59:03 Last access: 12/08/2003 14:50:01 Process Process Description Status Number -------- -------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 199 Backup Storage Pool Primary Pool LTOPOOL_PRD, Copy Pool OFFSITEPOOL, Files Backed Up: 115145, Bytes Backed Up: 77,192,029,031, Unreadable Files: 0, Unreadable Bytes: 0. Current Physical File (bytes): 1,442,967,798~Current input volume: A00136L1.~Current output volume: A00256L1.\ 200 Backup Storage Pool Primary Pool LTOPOOL_PRD, Copy Pool OFFSITEPOOL, Files Backed Up: 15081, Bytes Backed Up: 28,900,407,334, Unreadable Files: 0, Unreadable Bytes: 0. Current Physical File (bytes): 3,126,660~Waiting for access to input volume A00136L1 (4416 seconds).~Current output volume: A00048L1.\ ------------------------------------------- Willem Roos - (+27) 21 980 4941 Per sercas vi malkovri