Keep in mind that TSM maintains a hierarchy of importance. Restores are at the top of this hierarchy; a restore requiring a tape volume will stop a process using that tape in order to get to it. Backups are at the bottom of this hierarchy; a backup will wait (in MediaW mode) until all present processes use a tape that the backup needs. Normally, backups are first staged to disk; this helps ensure that tape reclamation will not interfere with a backup. -- Mark Stapleton
-----Original Message----- From: David Chapa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 2/18/2004 12:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Reclamation Questions Can someone help me understand Reclamation? 1. When this process is under-way, can backups still run? 2. What about restores? Is it possible to configure this process to be interrupted? Thank you David A. Chapa * Technical Advisor, Technical Marketing * ADIC * 720.249.5836 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pathlight VX - Integrated Disk-to-Tape Backup - http://www.adic.com