Suspend the tapes instead of freezing them.

Thanks,
Gregg Yurchak
VERITAS Professional Services
Biloxi, MS
Cell:   228.324.6939
Office: 228.575.6299


-----Original Message-----
From: Snodgrass, John [mailto:John.Snodgrass AT icn.siemens DOT com] 
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 1:23 PM
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Write Protecting Tapes used for Restores.

All,

I've had a problem in the past that when I have had tapes put back into the
tape library to do a restore from a full backup from several weeks ago, that
they get used for a new backup because of the pool name.  Is there an easy
way to prevent this from happening?  I know I could freeze the tape, but if
I forget to unfreeze it, it won't recycle.  I've heard it's not a good idea
to write protect the tapes in the library, anyone else have any comments on
this.  Being an admin of many hats, I have not had the time to sit down and
go through the books in detail to try and figure out a solution.  So I
thought I would try and tap the collective knowledge of the group.  Thanks
in advance for any help or suggestions.

======================
John Snodgrass
Siemens ICN
Lake Mary, FL
407-942-5583
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