Modify the catalog backup class (policy) - usually catarc - and choose some 
specific pool.
Assigning tapes to this pool will keep the tapes exclusively for catalog 
backups.

Regards, Mani

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From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of Nash, Ebon
Sent: Tuesday, 23 December, 2003 12:49 AM
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Designating tapes for Catalog Backups.


We are running NB4.5 in a solaris environment.

I have ten tapes that I need to designate as catalog tapes, so that normal
backups won't get written to them.  There is no valid data on them, however
they have not been previously used as catalog tapes.  I know once you write
a catalog to them, they won't be used for client backups.  But, is there a
way to designate them for catalogs without actually doing a catalog backup
to them?



Ebon Nash
Enterprise Storage Administrator
Compuware Corporation
One Campus Martius
Detroit, MI 48226
313-227-5109




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