BE2010R3SP2 - Segment out tape slots?

[Nuri_Inuki]

I have a tape drive that has 12 slots.  Is it possible to have that segmented out say in groups of 4, so one job will only use tapes in the first 4 slots, another job will use tapes in the 2nd group of 4 slots, and a third job using tapes in the 3rd group of 4 slots without using tapes from other slots?

I have backup jobs that have different retention periods, so I'm trying to separate the tapes that are being used for it.

[VJware · Accepted solution]

Yep, you can consider Partitioning.

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH27909

[Larry_Fine]

Yes, software partitioning can do what you want, but it has some limitations.

I would suggest using 3 media sets to control the 3 different retention periods you desire.  Simply create 3 media sets and set the overwrite and append period to the times you desire.  That way if you ever need more than 4 tapes online from the same set, you can do it.