Paul
Around 13 Policies, (For example: one for AD, one for SMS, SQL, Exchange,
ect). There are policies that have multiple clients but each policy has a
created volume pool.

Paul, note the word "possibly" in my last statement. My thought of this was
1 volume pool with say 3 tapes. Lets say one policy runs and completes and
uses 1 1/2 tapes. Later a 2nd policy runs (using the same pool) and possibly
uses the remainder of the 1/2 tape before starting a new tape.

Volume Pools, in my view should be separate in most cases. But each to their
own.

Simon Weaver
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Keating [mailto:pkeating AT bank-banque-canada DOT ca] 
Sent: 26 April 2006 13:20
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Volume Pools [recommendations please]



> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of 
> WEAVER, Simon

> 2) Each Policy has its own Volume Pool

OMG!!
How many policies? You don't multiplex at all? 
Sounds like you also have only one client per policy


> 3) Easier to manage tapes (ie: Only tapes in a specified pool
> will contain
> data for the end client. Having all tapes in one pool, with 
> all clients
> using them means that possibly tape retention and expiry of 
> tapes could be
> an issue.

Nope...by default netbackup does not mix retentions on a single
media.....even within a given volume pool.


Paul
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