Tim Mooney wrote:
> In regard to: Re: [Networker] How best to script re-labeling tapes ...,...:
> 
>> In this case the OP said that he was planning to relabel recyclable
>> tapes into the same pool, which to me seems to be like a broken pencil -
>> pointless.
> 
> We do the same thing the original poster asked about with our pool for
> email backups.  We do it to make NetWorker's tape recycling more
> deterministic for that pool.
> 
> Why, you ask?  Because I work for an institution in an American state
> that has "Open Records" laws.  If NetWorker hasn't relabled a recycleable
> tape and an information discovery request comes in, I'm obligated to do
> the restore.  If we force NetWorker to recycle tapes as soon as all data
> on the tape has passed our retention window, rather than leaving it to
> NetWorker's whims, we have greater control over our data retention.
> 

Now that IS a good reason. I hadn't thought of that.

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