Hi Pretorius. no, you can't directly spread a tape pool across multiple libraries, if that is what you are asking.
You have two choices, The first is to split the hierarchy into multiple node -> diskpool -> tapepool streams. Data is directed into one or the other streams using different managementclasses, which are assigned via client options (options file or client option sets), or you can set up more than one policy domain and have the classes in one domain point to one hierarchy and in the other point to the second, then assign nodes to domains to split the load. The easier option may be to set up your second tape device as the next pool in the hierarchy e.g. diskpool->tape1pool->tape2pool and just as you would from disk to tape you can set tape1 to tape2 migration thresholds, force migrations and so on. A couple of caveats though, you can if i recall correctly, only use one migration process per sequential storage pool, so the tape to tape migration may be slow and tie up drives for along time. Also, when migrating, TSM moves the node that has the most data in this storagepool first, and this may be undesirable depending on the particlular cirumstances on your server. Of course, combinations of these two approaches are also possible. HTH Steve Steven Harris AIX and TSM Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 10/12/2005, at 7:27 AM, Pretorius Louw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi guys, I dont know if this is a stupid question but I cant find this anywhere. Im running low on space and want to split my Tapepool across more than 1 TapeDevice, is this possible? Cheers Louw Pretorius _______________________________ Informasie Tegnologie Stellenbosch Universiteit There are only 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who don't