This suggestion makes sense.  I'll give it a try and let
you know how it goes.


On Tue, 2 May 2006 Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com wrote:

> Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 09:52:37 -0600
> From: Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com
> To: kfhemness AT ucdavis DOT edu, veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Using scratch pool with mixed libraries
>
> You said you configured the duplication script to use a pool containing
> only LTO3 media.  This isn't the way media is selected.
>
> It's all about the storage unit.  You'll have to specify a destination
> storage unit that is defined to use LTO3 carts, then the duplication
> will write to the appropriate media type.
>
> -M
>
> -----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 Kathryn
> Hemness
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 8:09 AM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Using scratch pool with mixed libraries
>
> Greetings --
>
> All of my backups are written to disk storage units and then I use
> scripts to duplicate the images to tape.
>
> Originally, my libray had 4 LTO2 tapedrives and I've added 2 LTO3
> drives.
> I can successfully duplicate backup images to LTO2 tapes with the LTO3
> drives configured as HCART3, but I haven't been able to force NetBackup
> to use LTO3 tapes on the drives when the drives are configured as
> HCART3.
>
> I've configured the duplication scripts to use a pool containing only
> LTO3 media, but NetBackup insists on pulling tapes from the scratch pool
> containing
> LTO2 media.
>
> Is there anyone here using a scratch pool with a single library
> containing multiple types of tape drives and media?
>
>
> --kathy
>
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--kathy