Modify your storage unit and change the available 
drives for backup from 4 to 3.

This will reserve the last one for restores.



Quoting "Sangemino, Joe" <JSANGEMINO AT EFTIA DOT com>:

> Hi,
>       I'm in a situation tonight where I'm rebuilding 
a Unix server, and I
> will need to restore some directories to it once 
done.  I have a 4 DLT
> drive
> Sun L1000 StoreEdge unit with a 30 tape capacity 
robot. 3 of the drives are
> now busy doing restores which will take another few 
hours, and in 30
> minutes
> the nightly round of backups will begin. I'm going 
like hell to try and
> have
> my system ready for the restore before the nightly 
backups kick in and take
> over my sole remaining free DLT drive.
>
> The question is, how could I in the future ensure 
that I had a drive free
> for just such an emergency repair?
>
> (For those wondering, I beat the backups for the 
restore)
>
> Cheers,
> Joe
>
> Joe Sangemino
> NT/UNIX Systems Administrator
> Eftia OSS Solutions Inc.
> jsangemino AT eftia DOT com
> Tel. (613)368-4181
>
>
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