You could leave that tape out of the library if it's that important, or
make a dupe of it and keep that one out.

Is this a problem you're facing all the time, or just a one time thing? If
it's all the time, perhaps you should re-plan your rotation and retention
periods to better fit these restore requests.

Rusty Major

-----Original Message-----
From: Snodgrass, John
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Sent: 11/02/2001 1:23 PM
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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