> From: Simone De Brouwer [mailto:sdebrouw AT ulb.ac DOT be]
> Sent: Tuesday 12 June, 2001 12:38

> On our new server (NBU and Media), I have add old backups images and
> volumes to be able to restore files from backups made on our old server.
> The reloads work without problems.
>
> But when NBU initiate new backups and there are no "new volumes" available
> in the pool, it try to write on the old volumes because all
> the old volumes have the status : available . Fortunately, they are
> write protected because I only want to read them. I tried to suspend
> these volumes with bpmedia but they are unknown for bpmedia.
>
> What is the best thing to do :
>
>       move all the old volumes to another pool
>       or/and change the expiration date of the old volumes
>       or ....

 not sure i understood everything.  what are the "old backups"? NetBackup
or something else?

 if it's NetBackup, then you should import the images.
 if it's something else, then put the tapes in the "none" volume pool,
it's made for that. tapes in this pool won't be used.

 Amicalement,
              fx

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