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Re: [Networker] verify media using networker

2007-09-19 10:25:30
Subject: Re: [Networker] verify media using networker
From: mark wragge <mark_t_wragge AT YAHOO DOT IE>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:21:28 +0100
In which version of networker can i have savesets with different retention 
periods. this is not something i was aware of and would be of use in some cases.
   
  Thanks.

Terry Lemons <lemons_terry AT EMC DOT COM> wrote:
  Hi Mark

In my experience, the best way to verify a tape is to clone it. The nice 
side-effect of this is that you get that additional copy, so your backup data 
can be in more than one place at once. Plus, in later versions of NetWorker, 
every copy of a saveset can have a different retention period. So, you could 
expire the copy of your onsite backup data fairly quickly, while having a 
longer expiration period for the offsite copy of your backup data.

The only other options would be to actually restore the data, or to use the 
'scanner' utility (using the mode that does not update the media database or 
client file indices.

tl

Terry Lemons
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-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of mark wragge
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 9:29 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] verify media using networker

Is it possible to verify tape media before sending it offsite. This is 
something that can be done with Netbackup and Backupexec. 
Is there a similar function with networker? If not any recommendations what i 
should tell the IT manager to assure them of the tape quality without restoring 
all the data - we are migrating some netbackup clients to networker!

Thanks

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