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Re: [Networker] Auto media verify?

2004-05-07 08:32:23
Subject: Re: [Networker] Auto media verify?
From: "Maarten Boot (CWEU-USERS/CWNL)" <Maarten.Boot AT NL.COMPUWARE DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 14:32:13 +0200
On my 7.1.1 server I switched 'ot' on yesterday,

all reports now have a V added in front and surely not all savesets have hit
the end of my tapes. So separate from end-of-tape , the suggestion that the
reports give is that all savesets have been verified in some sort of a way.

Maarten


On Friday 07 May 2004 14:14, you wrote:
>  > >On Fri, 7 May 2004, Steve Rader wrote:
>  > >Ahh, does the default pool have some stupid settings??
>  > >
>  > >I've been using NetWorker's default pool for 12-13 years now,
>  > >and I'm quite certain I have NetWorker configured properly.
>  >
>  > From: Stan Horwitz
>  > Yes, for many people it does, such as not being able to use auto media
>  > verify for one thing. I suppose this is a site-specific issue, but I
>  > cannot imagine not using that feature so I use my own tape pools.
>
> Has the list/someone (ahem) verified that "auto media verify"
> on modern tape drives is necessary/desirable?  I thought it was
> essientally a hack for ancient tape drives that over buffer at the
> end of tapes.
>
> steve
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