Verify a move

By creating a move policy, you can optionally choose to have BRMS automatically verify media movement or you can choose to manually verify the move.

When you create a move policy, you are asked if you want to verify the actions that take place when the move policy runs-- what volumes move where and when. Verifying moves keeps BRMS synchronized with what actually happens.

You can choose to manually verify moves, or you can have BRMS automatically verify moves. Because you need to be sure that your media is where BRMS says it is, it is recommended that you verify moves manually at first. You may choose to have BRMS verify moves automatically once your media movement procedures are established and have been working smoothly for some time.

To manually verify a move using iSeries™ Navigator, follow these steps:

Right-click Move Policies and select Verify Moves. You will see a table of all volumes of media currently scheduled to be moved. For each volume listed, the table columns display the current location, the next location the volume is moving to, the move date, as well as the name of the move policy the volume is associated with.
Contact the storage location by phone or e-mail to ensure that the media has arrived at the location.
Select the volumes you want to verify and click Verify.

If you opt to have BRMS verify moves automatically, no action is required on your part to verify moves. When the date and time of the move passes, BRMS will automatically update the information about that media. In addition, BRMS will print a media movement report when you run or schedule the move policy.

Important: Remember that if you verify moves automatically, BRMS will update the information about the media whether the physical move of the volume takes place or not. If the move does not take place, the information in the BRMS database will not be accurate.