[BackupScripts-L] RE: [Veritas-bu] tape usage

M, I am using v3.4 is it applicable?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donaldson, Mark" <Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com>
To: "'Sen'" <discussion.groups AT gmx DOT net>; "Prasanth Mudundi"
<pmudundi AT comcast DOT net>; "Donaldson, Mark" <Mark.Donaldson AT experianems 
DOT com>
Cc: "Pearce, Andrew W." <apearce AT kforce DOT com>; "'Steve Dvorak'"
<sdvorak AT veritas DOT com>; "netbackup-l" <netbackup-l AT yahoogroups DOT 
com>;
"nbu-lserv" <nbu-lserv AT dsihost-srv01 DOT com>;
<veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 11:19 PM
Subject: RE: [BackupScripts-L] RE: [Veritas-bu] tape usage


> Either I remembered it wrong or it changed for v4.5.
>
> Media Manager Guide for v4.5, p340.  It's become DO_NOT_EJECT_STANDALONE
in
> the vm.conf file.  Note, don't use this with an in-library drive.  I
though
> you were working with a P1000?
>
> -M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sen [mailto:discussion.groups AT gmx DOT net]
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 7:10 AM
> To: Sen; Prasanth Mudundi; Donaldson, Mark
> Cc: Pearce, Andrew W.; 'Steve Dvorak'; netbackup-l; nbu-lserv;
> veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [BackupScripts-L] RE: [Veritas-bu] tape usage
>
>
> hi,
> where can i find the NO_STANDALONE_UNLOAD setting??
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sen" <discussion.groups AT gmx DOT net>
> To: "Prasanth Mudundi" <pmudundi AT comcast DOT net>; "Donaldson, Mark"
> <Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com>
> Cc: "Pearce, Andrew W." <apearce AT kforce DOT com>; "'Steve Dvorak'"
> <sdvorak AT veritas DOT com>; "netbackup-l" <netbackup-l AT yahoogroups DOT 
> com>;
> "nbu-lserv" <nbu-lserv AT dsihost-srv01 DOT com>;
> <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [BackupScripts-L] RE: [Veritas-bu] tape usage
>
>
> > how can i configure the tape to wait for 30 minutes?
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Prasanth Mudundi" <pmudundi AT comcast DOT net>
> > To: "Donaldson, Mark" <Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com>
> > Cc: "'Sen'" <discussion.groups AT gmx DOT net>; "Pearce, Andrew W."
> > <apearce AT kforce DOT com>; "'Steve Dvorak'" <sdvorak AT veritas DOT com>;
> "netbackup-l"
> > <netbackup-l AT yahoogroups DOT com>; "nbu-lserv"
<nbu-lserv AT dsihost-srv01 DOT com>;
> > <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 10:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [BackupScripts-L] RE: [Veritas-bu] tape usage
> >
> >
> > > we noticed this problem on over servers where tapes are half empty...
> > > so  we made the tape wait in the drive 30 minutes before getting
eject.
> > > the effect of this is there is always a tape loaded. when the tape
fills
> > > ... business as usual. worked for us like a charm.
> > >
> > >
> > > hope that helps....
> > > cheers.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Donaldson, Mark wrote:
> > >
> > > >So this is a standalone or stacker drive unit?
> > > >
> > > >If it's ejecting the tape before full and loading the next in line,
you
> > have
> > > >to either have everything at the same retention or use the
> > > >ALLOW_MULTIPLE_RETENTIONS.  You also can use the NO_STANDALONE_UNLOAD
> > > >keyword to keep the tape from being ejected before it's full.
> > > >
> > > >-M
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Sen [mailto:discussion.groups AT gmx DOT net]
> > > >Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 7:39 AM
> > > >To: Pearce, Andrew W.; 'Steve Dvorak'; netbackup-l; nbu-lserv;
> > > >veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> > > >Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] tape usage
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >i have 2 drives in the loader.
> > > >1 job with 2 streams, mutiplexing set to 1
> > > >any help?
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message ----- 
> > > >From: "Pearce, Andrew W." <apearce AT kforce DOT com>
> > > >To: "'Steve Dvorak'" <sdvorak AT veritas DOT com>; "'Sen'"
> > > ><discussion.groups AT gmx DOT net>; "netbackup-l"
> <netbackup-l AT yahoogroups DOT com>;
> > > >"nbu-lserv" <nbu-lserv AT dsihost-srv01 DOT com>;
> > > ><veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> > > >Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 7:42 PM
> > > >Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] tape usage
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>How many tape drives to you have in you loader?
> > > >>
> > > >>If you have 4 drives and 4 or more jobs scheduled to fire at once
> > (without
> > > >>multiplexing) you will pull 4 tapes, one for each available drive.
If
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >this
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>is the case, you could try (in order of personal Preference):
> > > >>1. Grouping the jobs into 1 or 2 policies and change the "Limit Jobs
> Per
> > > >>Policy" to 1 or 2 accordingly.
> > > >>2. Staggering your schedule
> > > >>3. Multiplexing if it is justified
> > > >>4. Only allow 2 drives at a time for backup
> > > >>
> > > >>Andrew
> > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > >>From: Steve Dvorak [mailto:sdvorak AT veritas DOT com]
> > > >>Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 12:07 AM
> > > >>To: 'Sen'; netbackup-l; nbu-lserv; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT 
> > > >>edu
> > > >>
> > > >>Check out the "Allow multiple retensions" capability.
> > > >>
> > > >>Steve Dvorak
> > > >>
> > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > >>From: Sen [mailto:discussion.groups AT gmx DOT net]
> > > >>Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 7:46 PM
> > > >>To: netbackup-l; nbu-lserv; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> > > >>Subject: [Veritas-bu] tape usage
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>hi,
> > > >>I have a pool if 10 tapes which is configured for full backup. This
> > backup
> > > >>only requires 2 tapes, however, if there are 10 tapes in the library
> it
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >will
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>use about 4 tapes.
> > > >>
> > > >>How can i force NB3.4 to continue appending data on those tapes
which
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >still
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>have free space before moving on the other new tapes ? thanks
> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
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