Hello All,

Thanks for your help!!

When using DRM, tapes are moved from the mountable state to the vault state
using the s=dbs option ,they remain in the Vault state until they are empty
and the reuse delay on the storage pool has elapsed and DRM moves them into
the "vault retrieve" state. My question is, do database tapes use the same
strategy. Do they use any reuse delay or are they changed to the"vault
retrieve" sate at the end of the DRMDBBACKUPEXPIREDAYS parameter?  All
snapshot backups are fulls done M-F.

The reason I ask, I have a client who is finding 4 or so extra volumes
every other week in his vault and it is driving him bonkers. He claims to
be following exacting standards when it comes to managing his daily off
site tape rotations. I have  looked at his setup and short of doing his
rotations for him for two weeks, I cannot see a problem. Any ideas?

Regards,

Nicholas