Richard Thats an interesting explanation, but it does not seem to reflect reality, I can remember a case of a tape that had a small amount of data added to it every day, so that by the time we got to the end of the tape it was mostly expired, and as soon as the tape went to FULL status it got reclaimed, but not before.
Now this was a while ago and I can't be certain what version of TSM it was - probably 5.2, but I do remember it happening that way. I wonder if this changed in 5.3? Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin, Sydney Australia Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: To Dist Stor ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Manager" cc <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Tape Reclaim Question 16/05/2008 10:34 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> On May 15, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Wanda Prather wrote: > No. > Filling tapes aren't eligible for reclamation, unless they are marked > OFFSITE. Actually, volumes are eligible for reclamation regardless of siteness, or Full/Filling state. Technote 1202254 reinforces this. If you set the threshold low enough, Filling type volumes will also get selected. Equal treatment under the law. Richard Sims