7.14.3 Recalling files with the ltfsee recall command The ltfsee recall command The  ltfsee recall  command performs selective recalls of migrated files to the local file  system. This command performs selective recalls in multiple ways: With multiple tape libraries configured, the  ltfsee recall  command requires the  -l  option to  specify the tape library from which to recall. When a file is recalled, the recall can occur on  any of the tapes (that is, either primary or redundant copies) from the specified tape library.  The following conditions are applied to determine the best replica: If conditions are equal between certain tapes, the primary tape is preferred over the  redundant copy tapes. The secondary tape is preferred over the third tape. These rules are  necessary to make the tape selection predictive. However, there are no automatic retries likes  with transparent recalls. For example, if a primary tape is not mounted but a redundant copy is, the redundant copy  tape is used for the recall job to avoid unnecessary mount operations. If the specified tape library does not have any replicas, IBM Spectrum Archive EE  automatically resubmits the request to the other tape library to process the bulk recalls: The  ltfsee recall  command is used to recall non-empty regular files from tape. The  command syntax is the same as the  ltfsee migrate  command. Here are some examples of  the syntax: The  <recall list file>  file includes a list of non-empty regular files to be recalled. Each  line contains the file name with an absolute path or a relative path based on the working  directory. The  <GPFS scan list file>  file includes the list of non-empty regular files to be recalled.  Each line of this file must end with  “-- <full path filename>” . GLYPH<SM590000> ltfsee recall -l <library_name> -s <GPFS scan list file> GLYPH<SM590000> ltfsee recall -l <library_name> -f <recall list file> GLYPH<SM590000> Two copies: TAPE1@Library1 TAPE2@Library1  – If -l Library1  TAPE1 or TAPE2  – If -l Library2  TAPE1 or TAPE2  – If -l Library2  TAPE3 – If -l Library1  TAPE1 or TAPE2 GLYPH<SM590000> Three copies: TAPE1@Library1 TAPE2@Library1 TAPE3@Library2  GLYPH<SM590000> If there are jobs that are assigned to a tape GLYPH<SM590000> If a tape is mounting GLYPH<SM590000> If a tape is mounted GLYPH<SM590000> The condition of the tape GLYPH<SM590000> Using an IBM Spectrum Scale scan list file that is generated through an IBM Spectrum  Scale policy and the  mmapplypolicy  command GLYPH<SM590000> From the output of another command GLYPH<SM590000> Using an IBM Spectrum Scale scan list file GLYPH<SM590000> Using a recall list file Chapter 7. Operations  185