TAPE MOVEMENT FROM ON-SITE TO OFF-SITE USING DRM
1) First we need to identify the copy storage pool volumes or tapes and TSM DB backup volume or tape by using below query. Q drm * wherestate=mountable (or) mo
(Or)
Q drmedia * wherestate=mountable (or) mo
2) Then we need to change the status of copy tapes and TSM DB backup tapes from mountable state to not mountable state.
Move drm * wherestate=mountable tostate=notmountable
3) If we want to check the tapes in the library which are in not mountable state. Use below command.
Q drm * wherestate=notmountable
4) Once we changed the status of tapes from mountable to not mountable next we have to eject the tapes from tape library.
Move drm * wherestate=notmountable tostate=vault
Once we executed the above command the copy and TSM DB backup tapes will get ejected from tape library and available at I/O station.
5) Once tapes are ejected we need to inform the media management team to collect the tapes from I/O station and send them to off-site location (or) DR location.
6) In all the above mentioned commands * means all tapes.
*=all tapes
We can also specify “alltape” parameter instead of “*”
1) First we need to identify the copy storage pool volumes or tapes and TSM DB backup volume or tape by using below query. Q drm * wherestate=mountable (or) mo
(Or)
Q drmedia * wherestate=mountable (or) mo
2) Then we need to change the status of copy tapes and TSM DB backup tapes from mountable state to not mountable state.
Move drm * wherestate=mountable tostate=notmountable
3) If we want to check the tapes in the library which are in not mountable state. Use below command.
Q drm * wherestate=notmountable
4) Once we changed the status of tapes from mountable to not mountable next we have to eject the tapes from tape library.
Move drm * wherestate=notmountable tostate=vault
Once we executed the above command the copy and TSM DB backup tapes will get ejected from tape library and available at I/O station.
5) Once tapes are ejected we need to inform the media management team to collect the tapes from I/O station and send them to off-site location (or) DR location.
6) In all the above mentioned commands * means all tapes.
*=all tapes
We can also specify “alltape” parameter instead of “*”