We use LTO4 tapes for the primary tape storage pools and LTO3 tapes for the copy pool. I was trying to see if there was a way to free up more LTO3 tapes for scratch tapes. Looks like we will just have to buy more LTO3 tapes.
Thanks & Regards Paul > > Short answer no. Its all or nothing with copy pools. You can keep just > the last version of each file with an active pool, but you should have a > copy pool as well just in case your primary pool goes bad. You could > send the active pool offsite and keep the copy pool onsite. What are > you trying to save on? > > Regards > > Steve. > > > On 10/02/2011 6:10 PM, Paul_Dudley wrote: > > Our primary tape backup pool is set to keep 5 versions of each file. Each > > morning > the overnight incremental backups into this storage pool are copied into the > copypool and then these tapes are sent offsite. Is there anyway to setup the > copypool so that it only has the last 2 versions of each file instead of 5 > versions? > > > > > > > > Thanks& Regards > > > > Paul ANL DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any file attached is confidential, and intended solely to the named addressees. Any unauthorised dissemination or use is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail from your system. Please do not copy, use or make reference to it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any person.