That's it! I looked up DEF VOL and sure enough you can use both scratch volumes and DEF VOL to add empty volumes to the offsite tapepool.
Thanks, Eliza > > Hi Eliza, > Define K tapes to onsite storage pools and J tapes to offsite pools. > > > > Eliza Lau > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .VT.EDU> cc: (bcc: MUSTAFA BAYTAR/ATIM/ICECEK) > Sent by: Subject: replacing all 3590 with 3590 >extended > "ADSM: Dist > Stor Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > RIST.EDU> > > > 12.06.2002 > 17:57 > Please > respond to > "ADSM: Dist > Stor Manager" > > > > > > Hi TSMers, > > We are looking into replacing 1200 3590 J tapes with 600 3590 extended length > K tapes to make room in the 3494. While the state is cutting 9% of the > University's budget, it is a tremendous waste to throw away 1200 perfectly > fine tapes. Now my boss wants to know if there is a way we can use the > J tapes for the offsite storage pool only. I looked throught the Admin > Reference and there doesn't seem to be a way to do: > > backup stgpool tapepool tapeback scratch=no volumenames=file:listof3590 > > Any suggestions? > > server: TSM 4.1.3 on AIX 4.3.3 > tape library: 3494 > > > Thanks, > Eliza Lau > Virginia Tech Computing Center > 1700 Pratt Drive > Blacksburg, VA 24060 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
