Networker

Re: [Networker] Auto media verify?

2004-05-07 08:14:11
Subject: Re: [Networker] Auto media verify?
From: Steve Rader <rader AT GINSENG.HEP.WISC DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 07:14:04 -0500
 > >On Fri, 7 May 2004, Steve Rader wrote:
 > >Ahh, does the default pool have some stupid settings??
 > >
 > >I've been using NetWorker's default pool for 12-13 years now,
 > >and I'm quite certain I have NetWorker configured properly.

 > From: Stan Horwitz
 > Yes, for many people it does, such as not being able to use auto media
 > verify for one thing. I suppose this is a site-specific issue, but I
 > cannot imagine not using that feature so I use my own tape pools.

Has the list/someone (ahem) verified that "auto media verify"
on modern tape drives is necessary/desirable?  I thought it was
essientally a hack for ancient tape drives that over buffer at the
end of tapes.

steve
- - -
systems & network guy
high energy physics
university of wisconsin

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