Hello,
You can create partitions for the 8 slot library and then direct the jobs to the slots you want to. Refer to the following technotes for more information on the procedure:
Title:How to partition and manage an autoloader (robotic library) using Backup Exec 8.x, 9.x, and 10.0
http://support.veritas.com/docs/206843
Title: How to partition a loader and still be able to target a specific drive to be used for a backup operation
http://support.veritas.com/docs/241773
Additionally refer to the pages 223-225 in the Administraors manual for Backup Exec 10.0 in order to know more about the grandfather-father-son media rotation techniques. Here is the link to download the manual:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/269777
In case of any more doubts on this issue, do write back to the forum.
Additional Information :
For information on the recent VERITAS Backup Exec security vulnerabilities, including links to the downloads for the necessary hotfixes, please refer to the following document:
Patch summary for Security Advisories VX05-001, VX05-002, VX05-003, VX05-005, VX05-006, VX05-007
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm
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Regards.