hmm thats of very much help to me .. 3 day reuse delay is used because currently i don't have much tapes to fully cater with the DRM of my choice.
Sandra CORP Rick Willmore wrote: > I have to go through my scripts and my very bad memory for your questions so if > anyone finds fault with my answers to sandra please dont hesistate :) > > 1) > DRM marks the necessary tapes to go offsite at that point I check them out using a > script that I run once a day > > move drmedia * wherestate=mountable tostate=vault remove=bulk > > 2) > when you bring the tapes back they are usually expired via the DRM and therefore > become scratch tapes > > 3) > I personally dont use the "reuse delay" feature but according to the manual this is > for DR purposes as the > data on the tape isnt deleted only the database is updated. If you try and bring > the tapes back in as scratch > after they have after the data has been moved,expired,deleted off of the tape but > before the reuse delay TSM should > complain and you will have to wait till the 3 day time period is complete. Again I > dont use this feature and so I am \ > just relaying what is in the manual. > > R. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: please help -- DRM -- 3582 Library with 2 drives -- Need > assistance > > Thanks R. i have this guide with me but i don't know i m lost somewhere. > > Like the questions are: > 1- "how I can automate checkouts of copy storage pool tapes" > > 2- "when i bring back the tapes to onsite, and checkin into library would it reuse > it for backup of > primary stg. pool on these tapes or it would go for scratch volumes?" > > 3- "if i keep reuse delay of 3 then should i b able to use the tapes sent to offsite > as scratch volumes > or what?" > > Sandra > > CORP Rick Willmore wrote: > > > http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246844.pdf > > > > I also found a lot of the necessary details for DRM in the Administrator's guide. > > http://sp81.msi.umn.edu:999/sys_manuals/tsm/aix/guide/a72agd02.htm > > > > If you want I can email the guide to you offlist. I just popped this guide link > > up really quickly. > > > > R. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sandra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:38 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: please help -- DRM -- 3582 Library with 2 drives -- Need > > assistance > > > > PLEASE I NEED ASISTANCE .. CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT OF THIS??? > > > > Sandra > > > > Sandra wrote: > > > > > Dear List, > > > I have installed the TSM extended edition 5.2.2 with patch 5.2.2.5 and > > > maintenance 5.2.3. I have Library setup and backups are being done on tapes in > > > tape library. I am not running collocation. Operating system is Windows 2000 > > > with SP-4. > > > > > > What I have done :? > > > ***** > > > I have checked in 6 tapes: > > > 000001 000002 000003 000004 000005 000006 > > > Currently backup is available on tape 000001, that is the only tape volume > > > defined in LTOPOOL1. > > > > > > I have backedup LTOPOOL1 to CPPOOL1 with DRM setup. > > > I have reuse delay of 3, that is I will reuse tape 000002 on 4th day from today. > > > > > > ****** > > > > > > What I want:? > > > 1- How do I checkout tape 000002 to be taken to backup site? > > > 2- How do I track back that I need to take volume 000002 to main site and reuse? > > > That is how do i know the cycle of these tapes? > > > > > > 3- Does anyone have any DRM Plan, a small one so that I get to know the details > > > of DAILY operations? > > > > > > I am confused with expire inventory process, how do I initiate it and when? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Sandra.
