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seantsai
Level 3
4 years ago

All media are full(Status = unable to allocate new media for backup, storage unit has none availabl)

The tapes in the AIR-Pool (LTO 5) are all full. The latest tape that is about to expire will not expire until December 27th. Any suggestion to do with it? In addition, there are 5 tapes with blank ...
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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    4 years ago

    You can move some of the unassigned tapes in the NetBackup pool to the AIR pool.

    Just be mindful of usage patterns for NetBackup pool to ensure that there are tapes available should new (unassigned) tapes be required.

    Best to have a Scratch Pool where all new and unassigned tapes are moved to. This way, any pool that needs new media can draw from this pool.

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Marianne
Level 6

You can move some of the unassigned tapes in the NetBackup pool to the AIR pool.

Just be mindful of usage patterns for NetBackup pool to ensure that there are tapes available should new (unassigned) tapes be required.

Best to have a Scratch Pool where all new and unassigned tapes are moved to. This way, any pool that needs new media can draw from this pool.

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Marianne
Level 6
4 years ago

I notice that you do have a Scratch pool.

Best to move all unassigned tapes to Scratch. You need to do this once for all tapes when they expire.

From there onwards, expired tapes will automatically be returned to Scratch.

  • seantsai's avatar
    seantsai
    Level 3
    4 years ago

    Hi Marianne,

    How do I change the tape to unassigned?

    Thanks for your help.

    • Marianne's avatar
      Marianne
      Level 6
      4 years ago

      You need to wait for tapes to expire naturally.
      At this point, the 'Assign Time' is removed.

      • seantsai's avatar
        seantsai
        Level 3
        4 years ago

        Ｈi Marianne,

        There are 5 tapes with blank "Time Assigned" in the NetBackup pool (LTO 7) and status is active.

        Can they be moved to the AIR-Pool for use?