NBU volume

[virgildb]

Could you please advice whether within the NetBackup console, the last column of the pool (Media-Volume Pools) represents the remained kbs or the written amount (of the tape in my case)?

Thanks!

[Andy_Welburn · Accepted solution]

(as you can customise the layout to suit) but if you are looking at individual media it will be the amount of data written to tape so far - NetBackup does not estimate the amount of space available on a tape (unlike BackupExec apparently!)

[virgildb]

Thanks a lot.. indeed is the amount of data written so far.

I have another question related to volume properties displayed within the NBU console. There is also a column named ROBOT TYPE. The volumes with that column set to NONE will be considered during a backup job?

Thanks.

[Andy_Welburn]

But in an environment with a tape library the answer to your second question should be no.

Probably not the case in an environment with standalaone tape drives (i.e. no robot)!!

[Marianne]

If the Storage Unit specified for the backup is a robotic stu, then non-robotic tapes will not be considered.

Please read the following section in NBU Admin Guide II:

How NetBackup selects media
How NetBackup selects media depends on whether the media is in a robot or a stand-alone drive. ............

NBU 6.5 Manuals: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH52878

NBU 7 Manuals: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH126327