Thanks for the clarification Paul Regards
Simon Weaver 3rd Line Technical Support Windows Domain Administrator EADS Astrium Limited, B32AA IM (DCS) Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Paul Keating [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 July 2006 12:58 To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Drive Type -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of WEAVER, Simon > Sent: July 19, 2006 2:15 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Drive Type > > If I understand the question correctly, if you set a drive > which is usually > HCART3 and then change to HCART2, NetBackup treats the drive > as HCART2 - but > I do not think it will load any HCART3 tapes in the robot. True. > > The reason why I say this, is because I had to perform a > restore using an > old HCART tape - drives are set for HCART3 - if the density > is not changed, > Netbackup refuses the restore. Exactly, unless you have one drive in the robot configured same as the tape. > > If I change the density to HCART, netbackup uses the drive > for the restore > from HCART tape. Yes....keep in mind, if your aligning HCART -> LTO1 and HCART3 -> LTO3....the LTO3 drive can read the LTO cart, but cannot write to it......if you leave your system configured such that an LTO3 drive and an LTO1 cart are configured as the same type, you will get errors when Netbackup eventually tries to put that tape in that drive to write to it. It would be nice to be able to define the hierarchical backward compatibility of media/drive types...... Paul This email is for the intended addressee only. If you have received it in error then you must not use, retain, disseminate or otherwise deal with it. Please notify the sender by return email. The views of the author may not necessarily constitute the views of EADS Astrium Limited. Nothing in this email shall bind EADS Astrium Limited in any contract or obligation. EADS Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259 Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS, England _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu