[Veritas-bu] last image expiration date on a tape
2005-06-19 05:17:47
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[Veritas-bu] last image expiration date on a tape |
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Iain Miller <iainonthemove AT gmail DOT com> (Iain Miller) |
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Sun, 19 Jun 2005 10:17:47 +0100 |
Guys,
I have inherited a netbackup server (4.5) running on Solaris 8. There
is no library attached only a single tape drive - we use an on site
person to switch tapes every day.
My main question is - How do I get images that have expired on the
media overwritable??
I have replaced all the tapes in the cycle and I have now filled my
first piece of media - even though the images have expired, they are
still on the tape and I can't overwrite them. We use the same tapes
on a weekly basis, so there are newer images on the tape that haven't
expired yet. I guess that they could be manually expired, but is
there a neater way to do this??
I had thought about reducing the retention period down to 6 days (so
that when the tape is inserted after a week, the images will expire
and I should be able to overwrite them). Anybody have any thoughts /
feelings about how best to achieve what I am looking for.
As usual, thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Regards,
Iain.
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