Networker

Re: [Networker] Stage from tape to tape

2010-10-15 18:44:10
Subject: Re: [Networker] Stage from tape to tape
From: Francis Swasey <Frank.Swasey AT UVM DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:43:49 -0400
On 10/15/2010 5:06 PM, Tim Mooney wrote:
It's been years since I've actually done this, but that's the part I
wasn't certain about, because I was thinking it would make a difference
whether the tape was marked as full when you started the staging vs.
staging off a tape that's still appendable.  If the tape is still
appendable when you start the staging, I don't see why NetWorker would
have any reason to expire the tape.

You are absolutely correct. When I gave the command this morning, I was assuming that the tape was full. If the tape was not full to begin with, NW won't expire it. I (personally) wouldn't bother moving the data off a tape that wasn't full.

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