%> 1. Ensure expiration is happening - if expiration interval %> in 'q stat' output is 0 there must be admin schedule for %> 'expi inv'. Thereis no expiration interval in q stat... but several times i ran expi inven
%> 2. 'q stg <pool with those tapes> f=d' will show %> you the reclamation threshold. It usually has to be 60-70 %> (%). If is 100% reclamation will never start. tsm: TSM>q stg HRMSTAPEPOol f=d Storage Pool Name: HRMSTAPEPOOL Storage Pool Type: Primary Device Class Name: 3570_CLASS Estimated Capacity (MB): 1,976,277.8 Pct Util: 6.3 Pct Migr: 91.7 Pct Logical: 96.9 High Mig Pct: 90 Low Mig Pct: 70 Migration Delay: 0 Migration Continue: Yes Migration Processes: Next Storage Pool: Reclaim Storage Pool: Maximum Size Threshold: No Limit Access: Read/Write Description: Pula HRMS Overflow Location: Cache Migrated Files?: Collocate: Yes Reclamation Threshold: 30 Maximum Scratch Volumes Allowed: 60 Delay Period for Volume Reuse: 1 Day(s) Migration in Progress?: No Amount Migrated (MB): 0.00 Elapsed Migration Time (seconds): 0 Reclamation in Progress?: No Volume Being Migrated/Reclaimed: Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN Last Update Date/Time: 12-07-2002 09:06:19 Storage Pool Data Format: Native So i set reclamation treshold from 60% to 30% three days ago, when I started running out of tapes... %> 3. compare the %> percentage in 'q vol' against the threshold from p.2 0A4C47 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 19,502.9 87.6 Full OL 0A4ED6 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 11,513.1 26.1 Full OL 0A5E11 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 18,322.3 29.2 Full OL 0A6192 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 39,121.4 1.6 Full OL 0A6A66 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 41,038.8 0.1 Full OL 0A6AB6 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 40,614.3 1.8 Full OL 0A6B0C HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 21,939.3 0.2 Full OL 0A6CE8 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 37,974.6 0.2 Full OL 0A6DC8 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 14,402.8 14.3 Full OL 0A6E51 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 22,334.8 37.1 Full OL 0A6E55 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 34,369.6 0.0 Full OL 0A6E7D HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 27,465.4 0.1 Full .. .. 0A77C2 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 23,998.0 46.2 Full OL 0A77D2 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 7,168.0 0.5 Filling OL 0A7858 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 27,987.2 0.5 Full OL 0A78BC HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 34,339.0 100.0 Filling OL 0A78F0 HRMSTAPEPO- 3570_CLASS 34,031.5 5.2 Full ... ... so lots of tapes are utilised < 30% !!! And some of them are at 100% marked as filling.... and if %> necessary lower the threshold with 'upd stg <the pool> %> recl=<something %> less>' %> And do not search yourself, there are computers for that %> (and search functionality in help). Just find time to read %> redbook SG24-4877. %> read this one... :( Maybe there is a bug?