We have a similar situation - they (the lawyers) want all data since
2002. 

Let me know what you find out, I could use the information. 

Thanks. 

David M. Browning Jr.
IT Project Coordinator Enterprise Backups and Help Desk

 
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Subject: [Networker] Tracking recycled media....

Greetings

We are in the midst of responding to a discovery request (yea).   Of
course the information of interest is beyond the retention time for the
client.

We have attempted to explain to the lawyers (using small words) that
after all of the savesets expire on the media where they were written,
the media becomes eligible for re-use.   At our site, essentially all
pools can recycle to and from each other.  Their response was, well, can
you show us what tapes used to have the information of interest and when
it was recycled for another client's backup?

I don't think that this is possible, I can't think of where this
information would be logged.  We do run Backup Advisor, so maaaaybe it's
in there, but frankly I'm deeply underwhelmed by BA, I'd give my eye
teeth for SQL connector to the damn NW databases instead (but that's
another rant)

I've opened a ticket with EMC to confirm my suspicion, but if someone
could point out an approach, I'd be deeply appreciative.

Current environment
NW 7.3.3 running on win2k3.  Clients are backed up in a client-to-CDL
followed by clone-from-CDL-to-physical-media arrangement.

Thanks in advance!
-brerrabbit

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