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Re: [Networker] Disable CDI for EDL Drives
2009-01-19 12:03:24
Stan Horwitz wrote:
Not having an EDL or anything like it on my site, this discussion has me
curious. Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the CDI feature simply enable
NetWorker to do on demand tape drive cleanings? Right? Perhaps this is a
silly question, but why would a disk-based backup device care about tape
cleanings in the first place, or am I missing something?
You need to know when the virtual drives need cleaning with a virtual
cleaning tape. It is a bad thing if the virtual heads in the virtual
tape get clogged up with virtual debris.
No I'm kidding. CDI also gives you better error reporting, although that
may be slightly academic with a virtual drive too. There may not be much
point in using CDI with an EDL, as you say Stan. What does anyone else
think?
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