Yes, with certain criteria. If you make the 2 tapes (or any qty) to read only and then move data on them, several possibilties happen. (I have done this before, so this is real experience).
1. If there is any tape in this pool that is read write and filling then one of these tapes will be the destination, if tape is in library. 2. If no tapes in this pool fit this category, then a tape from scratch will be chosen. You have to make sure that only K tapes are scratch, if there are J scratches they are just as likely to be chosen. Also after you move data off a tape and it is then scratch, then check it out from library or it is subject to be reused. David Longo >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/03/02 05:05PM >>> I can't actually try this since I have processes running so I thought I'd see if I can get an answer while I'm waiting for access to drives. I have a tape pool with 2 filling tapes and many full tapes. Can I update the 2 filling tapes to read only and expect that move data will move data from filling and full tapes to scratch tapes? What I'm trying to do is move data off the J tapes to K scratch tapes. Thanks, Geoff Gill TSM Administrator NT Systems Support Engineer SAIC E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: (858) 826-4062 Pager: (877) 905-7154 "MMS <health-first.org>" made the following annotations on 04/03/02 19:05:51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by the entity to give such views or opinions. ==============================================================================
