TSM writes data on the tape until it hits the physical end of tape. At THAT TIME, the volume status is FULL and the PCT UTIL is 100%,
But as old versions of backup files (inactive copies) expire, or you delete a filespace, then the amount of VALID data on the tape drops. So on A00011, .2 % of the data is no good any more; on A00013, 23.4% of the data is no good any more. -----Original Message----- From: Abdullah, Md-Zaini B BSP-IMI/231 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 2:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Importance: High Hello TSM guru's, I am using TSM 5.2, level0.0. run on AIX 5.2 . I wud like to know , why some the the volume status is FULL since the PCT.UTIL is not 100 percentage. I used command: q vol stgpool=3584DB. Any idea ? Volume Name Storage Po Device Cl Estimated Pct Volume ol Name ass Name Capacity Util Status (MB) ------------------------ ----------------- -------------- -------------- -------- ----------- A00007 3584DB 3584DEV 202,546.6 100.0 Full A00011 3584DB 3584DEV 202,374.8 99.8 Full A00013 3584DB 3584DEV 202,374.0 76.6 Full A00031 3584DB 3584DEV 202,217.5 100.0 Full A00033 3584DB 3584DEV 204,800.0 14.6 Filling Regards, zain