I have a client that wishes to vault a primary storage pool volumes on a daily basis. Unfortunately they didn't have Autovault <grin>. So for the DBbackup and copypool tapes I configured a script that uses MOVE DRMEDIA and for the primary storage pool, I got a list of tapes in the library for that storage pool and then did a CHECKOUT on each volume and the UPD VOL ACC=UNAVAIL LOC="Vault". This works just fine, but when these tapes have all their data expired and they go empty, TSM scratches the tapes. All this before I can get a list of tapes with STATUS=EMPTY.
Doing some research I found the MOVE MEDIA command. Now the question is will tapes that are MOUNTABLENOTINLIB processed with the MOVE MEDIA and they go empty, will TSM leave them in this status=empty until I issue another MOVE MEDIA command to bring them back? The reports haven't been showing any tapes to come back. The empty tapes are immediately returned to scratch even though they are UNAVAIL and LOC=Vault. Right now the operators are comparing todays full vault list with yesterdays to figure out which tapes need to come back. Bill Boyer "Experience is a comb that nature gives us after we go bald." - ??
