Convert a storage pool to a directory-container storage pool
With Tivoli® Storage Manager Version 7.1.6, you can convert a storage pool that uses a FILE type device class or a virtual tape library (VTL) to a directory-container storage pool.
By converting storage pools to directory-container storage pools, you remove the need for volume reclamation, which improves server performance and reduces the cost of storage hardware. Data that is stored in a directory-container storage pool can use both inline data deduplication and inline compression.