Keith, Thanks for the suggestions. Fortunately we don't use lots of virtual volumes. Sounds like the Reconcile command was added as a quick-fix to resolve inherent problem somewhere deep inside.
From: Keith Arbogast <warbo...@indiana.edu> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 08/02/2011 08:59 AM Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Ghost backups from server-to-server backups Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> Zoltan, I run 'reconcile volumes < virtual volume devclass_name > fix=yes' once a month. Our TSM servers are both running version 6.2.2.2, and reconcile finds hundreds of invalid volumes each time it runs. Others' experience may be different. In our situation, I should have opened a PMR long ago. Now I certainly will. In our worst experience the target server was holding so many invalid volumes that our scratch pool was nearly depleted. When we finally remembered to run reconcile, scratch tapes came down like falling rain. Best wishes, Keith
