The FP3 release of NetBackup does include this "automatically return 
media to scratch" feature.


At 10:13 AM -0700 8/3/03, Fabbro, Andrew P wrote:
>NB does not move tapes to a scratch pool.  If a tape is in a pool called
>OFFSITE and all its images expire, it stays in OFFSITE.  You have to
>manually write a script to scratch it.
>
>No, Veritas does not provide such a script.  It's a feature.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Johnny Oestergaard
>To: Terry Newnham; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>Sent: 8/1/2003 1:34 AM
>Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Write protected tapes ?
>
>Depending on your version NBU handles scratch tapes differently. I think
>from NBU 4.5 FP3 it moves tapes that become empty to the SCRATCH pool
>(wouldn't live without this myself)
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