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[Networker] Can someone confirm the following about "scratch" tapes or "scratch pools" ?

2007-04-12 13:42:44
Subject: [Networker] Can someone confirm the following about "scratch" tapes or "scratch pools" ?
From: Karen Hensley <karenh AT BOCADA DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:35:44 -0700
Hi Folks,

I am trying to figure out the analogy of scratch volumes or a scratch
pool in NetWorker.  I think I have it worked out, but would appreciate
having someone confirm or correct what I think.

        1) NetWorker does not have an explicit ta[e pool named
"scratch".
        2) In NetWorker there is a setting for each volume pool indicate
whether expired tapes are "Recycle to other pools".
        3) For each volume pool you can indicate if it can fetch expired
tapes from other pools with via "Recycle from other pools" setting.
        4) For tape pools that have both the above 2 settings at "yes"
you can see that tapes in the "recyclable" state act as a scratch pool.
        5) "unlabeled" tapes also act as a scratch pool.  Unlabeled
tapes are ones that are new and do not have a label that NetWorker
recognizes.  
        6) Any pool can grab unlabeled tapes.
        7) The default pool is not a scratch pool.  A backup that has no
assigned pool, or that cannot find a tape in the correct pool to use,
will write to a tape in the default pool.  But that tape stays in the
default pool.

Thanks for any confirmation or corrections!

Karen Hensley
Professional Services Consultant
Bocada

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