>
> Scenario: I have a server and a few clients. I have
> created two groups, (1)Clients and (2)Server. The
> schedule I created has everyone do a full bu on
> Saturday and incr every other day (starting at
> different times).
>
> My question is this: Is there any reason I cannot or
> should not just use the default pool? I considered the
> "full" and "non full" but with a jukebox managing all
> of the volumes does it really matter?

Good question.

I generally recommend that you use multiple pools only in a few
situations.

1) Separate retention periods
   If you want to retain the fulls longer than the incrementals (or the
   servers longer than the clients), then you'll probably want to put
   the groups in separate pools.  That way you don't have space taken up
   by short termers that can't be used because there's a long termer on
   the same volume

2) Separate handling criteria
   This is really just like the last case, but you might have a
   situation where the server tapes have to go offsite.  In such a case
   you'd reduce the volumes you had to touch by segregating them into
   their own pool

Without either of those, using a single pool may be the best solution.

Good luck!
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Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
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