This would work for existing volumes, but if it's uses a scratch pool, it could still try to create volumes.
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 09:05, Prather, Wanda <wprat...@icfi.com> wrote: > Well if nothing else, this will surely do it: > > update vol * wherestgpool=filepoolname access=readonly > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > Richard Rhodes > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:17 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] Stopping access to a filepool > > How do you offline/stop_access to a filepool? > > We have been implementing a DataDomain which is accessed as a filepool. > Prior to the DD, most backups went to the diskpool with some very large > backups going straight to tape. When we would want to take the library down, > we would kill any processes/sessions writing to tape and then take the tape > drives offline. This prevented any new sessions from trying to access tape > until the library work was completed. > > Now were trying to figure out that the equivalent process is for the DD and > it's filepool. > > Most backups still go into the diskpool, and the very large backups go > straight into the DD filepool. If we want to take the DD down for some > reason, we would kill any processes/sessions writing directly to the > filepool, but we can't think of any way to prevent new sessions > from trying to access the filepool. I guess I'm looking for some way > to offline the filepool. > > Any thought/comments are most welcome! > > Rick > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal > and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this > message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering > it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received > this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or > copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original > message. > -- Andy Carlson --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamecube:$150,PSO:$50,Broadband Adapter: $35, Hunters License: $8.95/month, The feeling of seeing the red box with the item you want in it:Priceless.