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H_Sharma
Level 6
10 years ago

Enable Unrestricted Media Sharing

Hello Experts,

I need to know the pros and cons for Enable Unrestricted Media Sharing for all media servers. I have little bit idea that one media server wont write tape of other media server.

We have 2 media server and 1 tape library.

So if i enable Unrestricted media sharing for all media servers. What are the pros and cons for this option?

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  • revarooo's avatar
    revarooo
    10 years ago

    This has been discussed in the past:

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/what-are-pros-and-cons-enabling-unretricted-media-sharing-all-media-servers

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/enable-unrestricted-media-sharing-all-media-servers

  • Nicolai's avatar
    Nicolai
    10 years ago

    As long as both media severs are using same media type and are both carrying the same load you got a fine candidate for media sharing.

    I can't recall any cons for using media sharing - but on the other side the win is not massive in a environment like yours. You will see a smaller number of partial full media. But hey - everything  that makes our days easier are gladly accepted :-D 

    You can always disable media sharing again if it troubles you...

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  • revarooo's avatar
    revarooo
    Level 6
    10 years ago

    This has been discussed in the past:

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/what-are-pros-and-cons-enabling-unretricted-media-sharing-all-media-servers

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/enable-unrestricted-media-sharing-all-media-servers

  • Nicolai's avatar
    Nicolai
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    As long as both media severs are using same media type and are both carrying the same load you got a fine candidate for media sharing.

    I can't recall any cons for using media sharing - but on the other side the win is not massive in a environment like yours. You will see a smaller number of partial full media. But hey - everything  that makes our days easier are gladly accepted :-D 

    You can always disable media sharing again if it troubles you...

  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    Moderator
    10 years ago
    Is this also true... ...if media sharing is enabled... ...and media server A has finished with a partially full tape in volume C, and within 180 seconds, media server B requests a tape in volume C, then media server B can simply take the drive and tape - I.e. NetBackup media manager determines there is no need to dismount a tape - and this speeds up the start of some jobs. True?
  • Nicolai's avatar
    Nicolai
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    Media sharing alone will not do that. You need the shared storage options also (two media or more server bein able to access the same tape drives).

  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    Yes, but SSO without unrestricted media sharing will always cause media to be dis-mounted, which might have otherwise been able to be shared?  True?

  • Nicolai's avatar
    Nicolai
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    yes - I believe so.

    (if you have more qustion  sdo, Please consider to post a new thread).