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dunno
Level 4
10 years ago

Vault - Returning Expired Media

Hello, I've just set up Vaulting for my NetBackup 7.6 environmnent. Tapes are happily being Vaulted on a daily basis but the daily 'Picking List for Vault' report remains blank. I've noticed fr...
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  • mph999's avatar
    mph999
    10 years ago

    Ahh, yes containers are a bit of a different story, didn't think of that.

    Most people use slots, and I'll be honest and say you don;t see containers very much, I'd have to have a play around to remind myself - I will hazard a guess that all media in the container would have to expire before it is called back, but that is a guess, I'd have to have a play/ check manuals.

    If using slots works for you, go with that, it's more simple and what the vast majority of people do.

    I think in almost 8 years, I've only had one case using containers ...

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mph999
Level 6
10 years ago

Ahh, yes containers are a bit of a different story, didn't think of that.

Most people use slots, and I'll be honest and say you don;t see containers very much, I'd have to have a play around to remind myself - I will hazard a guess that all media in the container would have to expire before it is called back, but that is a guess, I'd have to have a play/ check manuals.

If using slots works for you, go with that, it's more simple and what the vast majority of people do.

I think in almost 8 years, I've only had one case using containers ...