If you use MPX or 14 or higher for that schedule, then
all streams will go to the same tape drive, you don't
need to create a separate storage unit.

Mike
--- DATASEC_Javier_González <jg AT datasec DOT ch> wrote:
> Hi,
> Just wanted some advice if possible about streams in
> Netbackup 3.4 and how
> tapes are assigned to jobs!
> Last night I created a new Backup Policy which
> contains 14 Streams.
> Originally this Job only contained one stream and
> all Data was backed up to
> a single tape.
> 
> Now, because I have created streams, 2 tapes were
> used. To make matters
> worse, the 2nd tape only contains approx 65MB of
> Data on a 200GB compressed
> Tape!
> One way is to define a storage unit for that class
> using only 1 tape device
> 
> Sincerely Yours
> 
> DATASEC
> 
> Javier González
> CEO / GM IT Services
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> 
> 
> Is there a way I could have told this job to use one
> tape for this entire
> job? Because we are tight on using tapes, I feel
> this is wasting a good
> valuable tape.
> 
> Any ideas on how to get around this?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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