StorageTek 6 manual Move Utility, MOVe Considerations

Move

Move Utility

The MOVe utility permits you to request the HSC to move a single volume, a list of volumes, or a range of volumes to other locations within an ACS.

MOVe Considerations

You should be aware of the following considerations before attempting to use the MOVe utility:

•Movement of volumes to all LSMs is done on a first-come first-served basis. As volumes are moved, should an LSM become fully populated before the move request is satisfied for that LSM, the move request continues with the movement of volumes designated for the next LSM specified in the request. An LSM is fully populated when all available cells contain tape cartridges. This process continues until the entire move request is completed or all destination LSMs are full.

•Moves are performed one at a time so that other LSM work can be done.

•The target LSM for the move request must be specified. Optionally, the specific panel within the target LSM may also be specified. Cartridges may be moved from one panel to another panel within the same LSM, but cartridges may not be moved from one location to another on the same panel. Also, cartridges cannot be moved to frozen panels in an LSM which is the target of a move.

The cartridges being moved may be specified in the following ways:

-move a single cartridge or a group of cartridges (specified by a VOLSER, a list of VOLSERs, or a range of VOLSERs)

-move the contents of a specified column, row, or entire panel (specified using the parameters FromLSM,Panel,Row,Column)

•An entire panel or panels can be emptied by specifying the Panel parameter without the Row or Column parameters. Any panels that are specified in the panel-list are excluded as destination panels if cartridges are being moved within the same LSM.

Note: Other cartridge activity occurring in the LSM can result in cartridges being placed in cells in a panel that is being emptied by the MOVe utility.

Refer to the appropriate ACS hardware document for information about LSM outer and inner wall panel layouts.

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