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Re: [Networker] Stage from tape to tape

2010-10-18 07:03:52
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: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:03:08 -0400
On 10/17/10 5:35 AM, Davina Treiber wrote:
> On 10/15/10 21:57, Frank Swasey wrote:
>> Today at 3:32pm, George Sinclair wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> We can't actually get that physical space back, so I assume it remains
>>> there on the original tape(s), and NW removes it from the media
>>> database as it would if you'd used 'nsrmm -d -S ssid/cloneid' but the
>>> new copy is still in the media database with the same ssid but a
>>> different cloneid?
>>
>> You almost have it.  The ssid and cloneid will both be the same, because
>> we moved the data instead of cloning it.
>>
> 
> No that's not true, a new cloneid will be generated. This has to be the
> case because for a certain amount of time both clones will exist, and
> this could not be allowed if the cloneids were the same. George was right.

You are correct.  Sorry for the confusion.

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