Running reclamation is not an issue. Generally I run it when my scratch tapes go below my threshold limit.
Is BKPLTO4POOL stg pool is it a copy pool or primary pool? Regards, Rajesh Lakshminarayanan -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Paul_Dudley Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 8:00 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Copypool storage pool questions Each weekday morning we run the following command "backup stg BKPLTO4POOL COPYPOOL_LTO3" to backup the data that has been backed up overnight onto LTO3 tapes and then checkout these LTO3 tapes and send them offsite. I have a reclaimation process running on a daily basis for the COPYPOOL_LTO3 storage pool. However this process is using up scratch tapes that are within the tape library at an alarming rate and I am starting to run low on scratch tapes. Am I doing something wrong? Should there be a daily reclaimation process running on this offsite tape storage pool? Should these COPYPOOL_LTO3 tapes which are in the tape library be sent offsite as well as the ones that are sent offsite on a daily basis? What would happen if I deleted the data on one of these COPYPOOL_LTO3 tapes which are currently in the tape library? Thanks & Regards Paul Paul Dudley Senior IT Systems Administrator ANL Container Line Pty Limited Email: <mailto:pdud...@anl.com.au> pdud...@anl.com.au ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person.