TSM will call for the copypool tape containing the data if the original tape has a media error.
So depending on the quality of your tape and their failure rates........... We keep our backups /archives on different locations in libraries, so they are regularly used to store new data and read/write errors are detected and tapes can they be marked destroyed and the originals recreated from the copypool. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/12/2005 12:18:46 PM >>> Hi Do any of you recall your archive tapes from offsite and verify that the data contained on them can be restored?.. If so how often and what tests do you run to verify that data? Many thanks Jon Enterprise Storage Admin KBR
