TSM newbie needs help PLEASE

Hi,

here's something from the manual dealing with your first question:

Removing Volumes from a Library (CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME)
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You may want to remove a volume from an automated library. The following two examples illustrate this: v You have exported data to a volume in the library and want to take it to another system for an import operation. v All of the volumes in the library are full, and you want to remove some that are not likely to be accessed to make room for new volumes that can be used to store more data.To remove a volume from an automated library, use the CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME command. By default, the server mounts the volume being checked out and verifies the internal label. When the label is verified, the server removes the volume from the library volume inventory, and then moves it to the entry/exit port or convenience I/O station. of the library. If the library does not have an entry/exit port, Tivoli Storage Manager requests that the mount operator remove the volume from a slot within the library. If you check out a volume that is defined in a storage pool, the server may attempt to access it later to read or write data. If this happens, the server requests that the volume be checked in.

Managing a Full Library (MOVE MEDIA)
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As Tivoli Storage Manager fills volumes in a storage pool, the number of volumes needed for the pool may exceed the physical capacity of the library. To make room for new volumes while keeping track of existing volumes, you can define a storage pool overflow location near the library. You then move media to the overflow location as needed. The following shows a typical sequence of steps to manage a full library: 1. Define or update the storage pool associated with the automated library, including the overflow location parameter. For example, you have a storage pool named ARCHIVEPOOL associated with an automated library. Update the storage pool to add an overflow location of Room2948. Enter this command: update stgpool archivepool ovflocation=Room2948 2. When the library becomes full, move the full volumes out of the library and to the overflow location that you defined for the storage pool. For example, to move all full volumes in the specified storage pool out of the library, enter this command: move media * stgpool=archivepool
All full volumes are checked out of the library. Tivoli Storage Manager records the location of the volumes as Room2948. You can use the DAYS parameter to specify the number of days that must elapse before a volume is eligible for processing by the MOVE MEDIA command. 3. Check in new scratch volumes, if needed. If a volume has an entry in volume history, you cannot check it in as a scratch volume. 4. Reuse the empty scratch storage volumes in the overflow location. For example, enter this command: query media * stg=* whereovflocation=Room2948 wherestatus=empty move media * stg=* wherestate=mountablenotinlib wherestatus=empty cmd="checkin libvol autolib &vol status=scratch" cmdfilename=/tsm/move/media/checkin.vols For more information, see the Administrator’s Reference. 5. As requested through Tivoli Storage Manager mount messages, check in volumes that Tivoli Storage Manager needs for operations. The mount messages include the overflow location of the volumes.To find the overflow location of a storage pool, you can use the QUERY MEDIA command. This command can also be used to generate commands. For example, you can issue a QUERY MEDIA command to get a list of all volumes in the overflow location, and at the same time generate the commands to check in all those volumes to the library. For example, enter this command: query media format=cmd stgpool=archivepool whereovflocation=Room2948 cmd="checkin libvol autolib &vol status=private" cmdfilename="/tsm/move/media/checkin.vols" Use the DAYS parameter to specify the number of days that must elapse before the volumes are eligible for processing by the QUERY MEDIA command. The file that contains the generated commands can be run using the Tivoli Storage Manager MACRO command. For this example, the file may look like this: checkin libvol autolib TAPE13 status=private checkin libvol autolib TAPE19 status=private

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Regards
Thomas