Be really useful if you could...

I'm still on 7.2.1 myself, will probably wait for 7.3.1 before
considering a move (looking at the volume of messages on 7.3 it looks
like there are a few pain points to sort out before it is ready for
prime time) :)

Regards
Bob 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dag Nygren [mailto:dag AT newtech DOT fi] 
Sent: 07 March 2006 06:49
To: Legato NetWorker discussion; Wood, R A (Bob)
Cc: dag AT newtech DOT fi
Subject: Re: [Networker] Auto cloning and Staging

> You'll find that you can only have one read from an ADV file device.
> This means you can clone, stage or restore but only one at a time. In 
> your case the cloning or staging will wait upon the other (depends on 
> which process grabbed the device first). All this is compounded if 
> another backup is writing to the device. Backup waiting for space on 
> the device - need to stage, stage can't run because clone has 
> device... It will sort itself out eventually if you just keep throwing
tapes at it.

You are supposed to b eable to do multiple reads from an adv_file device
in 7.3.
Haven't yet checked mysel though....

Dag

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