Matt Temple wrote:
> Thierry,
> 
>          (Forgot to note operating env -- which is Linux, NW 7.1.3)
> I do have both the server and storage node listed in the "storage node"
> field for the clients   (nsrserverhost and tapes2).   So, I have three
> server
> ait-3 drives and 3 storage node ait-4 drives I'm identifying as AIT-3.
> If I set pool full to use all of those devices, it seems to be waiting
> forever
> if it can't find an available volume on nsrserverhost.   Perhaps I
> didn't wait long
> enough.   If you read below -- I've tried setting this so that pool XXXX
> has
> access to only the storage node drives; but when it's time to /restore/
> pool XXXX then won't use the drives on the server.   If I set pool XXXX
> so that it can use any drive, it waits for a volume on the server to become
> available, even if there are available volumes on the  storage node.
> 
>     We let endusers restore files, so we can't be in the position of
> having to
> enable devices in jukeboxes every time a restore is necessary.

I explained this recently in this post:

https://listserv.temple.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0503&L=NETWORKER&P=R4743&I=-3&X=63C8F32A04A7003014&Y=treiber%40hotpop.com

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