Perhaps there was not enough room on tapes 20 and 21 for the 640GB backup so it 
skipped them. But there was enough room to write 127, so it went back to it for 
the smaller backup. OR, it ay have sent the backups to a tape with a similar 
expiration date or pool. 
 
Bill 

 
> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:38:52 +0100
> From: Davina.Treiber AT PEEVRO.CO DOT UK
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Legato skipping tapes
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> 
> On 14/06/13 17:52, gunnerjoe wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > Win2k8 Server / Legato 7.6.4. Tape Library HP MSL2024 LTO5.
> > 
> > My question is about Legato skipping tapes then returning to them later.  
> > Here is what I'm seeing:
> > 
> > Legato wrote tape 0019 until full, skipped tape 0020 and 0021, then wrote 
> > 640GB to tape 22 which is still appendable, then went back to tape 20 and 
> > has written 127GB and counting to that tape. 
> 
> "Legato" did not write anything. Legato is the name of a software
> company that ceased to exist ten years ago. They had multiple products,
> one of which was called NetWorker. NetWorker is not called Legato and
> was never called Legato and it is wrong to call it that. Please stop
> referring to NetWorker as Legato.