I suspect that there is a backed-up or archived file that starts on ITG008L2, and finishes on ITG052L2.
-- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX Office 262.521.5627 >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Alexander Lazarevich >Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:19 AM >To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >Subject: move data question > >TSM 5.1.9.83 on win2k server. > >I think my server is very confused about the tapes in my library. I'm >hoping someone can shead some light onto the problem. > >I've got a 60 tape library with two lto-2 drives (overland neo 4100). > >I've got only one working drive. I'm trying to move data from >one of the >tapes back to the disk storage spool (ITG-BACKUP-SPOOL). I run the >following command: > >ANR2017I Administrator ALAZAREV issued command: MOVE DATA ITG052L2 >STGPOOL=ITG-BACKUP-SPOOL WAIT=NO RECONSTRUCT=NO > >But then, for some reason unknown to me, TSM first puts tape >ITG008L2 into >the drive. > >ANR1157I Removable volume ITG008L2 is required for move process. >ANR1157I Removable volume ITG052L2 is required for move process. >ANR0984I Process 5 for MOVE DATA started in the BACKGROUND at 09:00:40. >ANR1140I Move data process started for volume ITG052L2 (process ID 5). >ANR0609I MOVE DATA started as process 5. >ANR2017I Administrator ALAZAREV issued command: QUERY MOUNT >ANR8379I Mount point in device class LTOCLASS1 is waiting for >the volume >mount >to complete, status: WAITING FOR VOLUME. >ANR8334I 1 matches found. >ANR8337I LTO volume ITG008L2 mounted in drive MT2.0.0.3 (mt2.0.0.3). > >The process listed is also odd: > >tsm: ITG-TSM>q pr > > Process Process Description Status > Number >-------- ------------------- > 5 Move Data Volume ITG052L2 (storage pool LTO2POOL), > Target Pool ITG-BACKUP-SPOOL, >Moved Files: 0, > Moved Bytes: 0, Unreadable Files: 0, > Unreadable Bytes: 0. Current Physical File > (bytes): 298,959,501 > Current input volume: ITG008L2. > >Why does TSM first need tape ITG008L2. The move I requested >has nothing to >do with that tape. > >Allthough, now, TSM has swapped ITG008L2 out of the drive, and put >ITG052L2 into the drive, and is now moving data to the disk spool. The >question remains though, why did it first put tape ITG008L2 in a drive? > >Any idea? > >Thanks in advance, > >Alex >
