That's correct, changing the threshold does not effect the reclamation in progress. However if you left threshold and cancel the process, it will start up again in a few minutes or less - the threshold is still there. So, raise the threshold, then cancel the process to be sure tapes and drives are freed up.
I don't like the idea of powering off a drive either, may be o.k as an absolute last resort in a dire situation. I guess what some of us want is in addition to the "cancel" command, a "kill" command - like UNIX, for processes and sessions. I suspect they haven't implemented this for DB integrity reasons. David B. Longo System Administrator Health First, Inc. 3300 Fiske Blvd. Rockledge, FL 32955-4305 PH 321.434.5536 Pager 321.634.8230 Fax: 321.434.5509 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/07/03 03:22PM >>> Thanks Alex, Both ideas that I have thought of. However, I was under the impression that once the reclamation had started, changing the threshold would not effect the process already in motion. As for turning off the drive. A) I don't particularly like that as a solution, and B) Our library is in a remote lights out site. Getting someone to physically turn it off would probably take longer than waiting for the process to complete. Thank you for your suggestions JT >From: Alex Paschal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Canceling a Reclamation FAST >Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:49:56 -0800 > >Make sure your stgpool reclamation level is set high, then issue the cancel >process. Then, here's the fun part, go over to your library and turn off >or >IPL the INPUT drive. Your process will fail out with a read error and >you'll be good to go. > >I probably wouldn't do this in production without testing if you're using >SCSI drives, I don't know how the bus would handle redetecting the drive, >but it works great in my Fibre Channel environment. Since I don't know how >your environment's set up, use at your own risk. > >Alex Paschal >Freightliner, LLC >(503) 745-6850 phone/vmail > >-----Original Message----- >From: James Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:54 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Canceling a Reclamation FAST > > >When I cancel a process that is using multiple drives, like a 'move data' >or >'reclamation', the process does not end until the file that it is working >on >has completed its move from source to destination tape. If I have an >emergency restore that is stalled because it requires a drive and all the >drives are tied up with processes that are in 'cancel pending' state, is >there quick way of killing the processes that are using the drives without >stopping the TSM server? > >Thanks > >JT >AquatiCare Unlimited > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail "MMS <health-first.org>" made the following annotations on 03/07/2003 04:50:58 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ==============================================================================
