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Mark_Hill's avatar
Mark_Hill
Level 4
18 years ago

One Off Backups on own tape.

Hey All,

Just a quickie.

I get asked all the time to write one-off data to tapes so they can be archived away after a project has finished.

Question is...

How do I write an amount of data to its own tape. Ensuring that it is the only data on the tape. So that the job doesnt get mutliplexed in with another job on the same tape?

Cheers!
7.1.x and Earlier
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  • DavidParker's avatar
    DavidParker
    Level 6
    18 years ago
    Mark,
    You could make an 'Archive' schedule or policy and combine that with a separate 'Archive' Volume Pool. Then, after you run the job, eject the tape and put it some place safe. Or leave it in and put other 'archive' jobs on it as well. Just make sure you configure the schedule/policy to not do any multiplexing/multicasting and you're good to go.

    $0.02
  • DavidParker's avatar
    DavidParker
    Level 6
    18 years ago
    No problem =)

    I get these requests too ...
    It's always something wacky, isn't it?
  • Stumpr2's avatar
    Stumpr2
    Level 6
    18 years ago
    Mark,
    I get requests for special one-shot backups with long term retention all the time. I have a pool called archive that I use. I create a policy using the name of the remedy ticket that the request came in on as the policy name. I place a new tape in the archive pool because I don't want it pulling a random used tape from scratch because I want to make sure that the data is recoverable for many years. If a tape has already been in use for a couple of years then I don't want to use it. I prefer a new tape.

    Just an extra step that makes a regular NetBackup admin look like an expert when you tell the customer about the care you are taking in honoring their request. :-)