Preparation of the Move Volume utility environment

Before you invoke the Move Volume utility (also called MOVEVOL), perform the following tasks to prepare the environment in which the utility runs.

Subtask	See Procedure
Preparing object and object backup storage groups	Preparing object and object backup storage groups
Updating the SETOPT OPTICALREINITMODE or SETOAM TAPERECYCLEMODE keyword	Updating the SETOPT OPTICALREINITMODE or SETOAM TAPERECYCLEMODE keyword
Updating and activating an SCDS	Updating and activating an SCDS
Minimizing or quiescing contending system activity	Minimizing or quiescing contending system activity
Analyzing resources and tuning OAM for MOVEVOL usage	Analyzing resources and tuning OAM for MOVEVOL usage

Each of these tasks is explained in further detail below.