> From: Jason Jin [mailto:jason AT dataprompt DOT com]
> Sent: Wednesday 20 June, 2001 23:56
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu

> I'm new to netbackup ,and would like to seek some advices:
> is there anyway I can preview what's the expected
> media ID( or tape volumes) in the tape library that going to be used
> in the next few days, based on current backup schdule?
>
> basically, my tape library can only hold the tape needed for
> only a days, and I'll need some automatic means to
> know in advance , so I could have those tape in place.

 no simple answer, too many parameters.

 if you've got only one drive, then it should be rather simple
to predicate what tape will be used. but if you have a complicated
setup with multiples drives, multiples retensions & volume
pool, and several concurrent schedules, then it could be impossible.
or it would be easier to project how the tape has been used in
the past.

 whatever, i will do this kind of thing by hand, i don't see
a way to automatise that in a decent time.

 Amicalement,
              fx

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