I also agree with you in principal. I've just done what you want in a different way. I've historically configured catalog backups in such a way that they don't use the NetBackup pool. That way I separate catalog and regular backups, but the default NetBackup pool (that every policy picks anyway) can be used for regular backups.
If you're not running 6.0, I think your way or my way is probably just fine. I'm OK, you're OK, our backups are OK. ;) With 6.0, however, there's a dedicated pool for catalog backups, and it's not the NetBackup pool. --- W. Curtis Preston, Author of Backup & Recovery and Using SANs and NAS VP Data Protection GlassHouse Technologies -----Original Message----- From: WEAVER, Simon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:01 PM To: 'Haskins, Steve'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Curtis Preston Cc: nizar motasim; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] help please Someone agrees with me :-))) Wahoo! I must have said something right..... ! Regards Simon Weaver 3rd Line Technical Support Windows Domain Administrator EADS Astrium Limited, B23AA IM (DCS) Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Haskins, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 December 2006 06:58 To: WEAVER, Simon; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Curtis Preston Cc: nizar motasim; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] help please I concur, less conflicts to occur. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of WEAVER, Simon Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:56 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; Curtis Preston Cc: nizar motasim; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] help please Sorry I am with Dave on this. Yes the NetBackup Pool is there by default, and yes if it remains unconfigured, new media goes into this pool, but ideally the NetBackup pool is for the placement of catalog backups. Its much, much easier to keep a track of the tapes by seperating them into corresponding pools. Of course, depends on your environemnt, type of client, backups, volume configuration, ect Regards Simon Weaver 3rd Line Technical Support Windows Domain Administrator EADS Astrium Limited, B23AA IM (DCS) Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Dave Markham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 December 2006 16:41 To: Curtis Preston Cc: nizar motasim; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] help please Thats odd then, why when configuring catalogue backups to tapes it will only allow you to input media which is assigned to the Netbackup pool? Dave Curtis Preston wrote: > The NetBackup pool isn't reserved for catalogue backups. It's the > default pool that all backups go to unless you specify otherwise. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Markham > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 3:34 AM > To: nizar motasim > Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] help please > > To note Nizar the Netbackup volume pool is a special pool reserved for > the catalogue backups. > > I suggest you define a new volume pool for your backups and also > create a scratch pool ( dont forget to check the scratchpool tick box > ). > > Also dont forget in your policy or schedule to specify the volume pool > you have just created. > > Thanks > > nizar motasim wrote: > >> Dear >> >> I have MSL6000 Library ,and I have 2 drive HPUltrium ,my media is >> LTO3 800 GB ,I connect these to windows 2000 server and Veritas >> Netbackup >> > 5.0 . > >> Veritas see two drive and one robot ,my question is when i need to >> run any job backup the result is Media Manager volume Pool >> >> >> 12/5/2006 1:12:47 PM - started process bpbrm (3240) >> >> 12/5/2006 1:12:47 PM - connecting >> >> 12/5/2006 1:12:48 PM - connected; connect time: 00:00:01 >> >> 12/5/2006 1:12:48 PM - started process bptm (3664) >> >> 12/5/2006 1:12:49 PM - Error bptm(pid=3664) Media Manager volume pool >> NetBackup has no more unassigned media in robotic device TLD(0) >> >> 12/5/2006 1:12:52 PM - end writing >> >> unable to allocate new media for backup, storage unit has none >> available(96) >> >> 12/5/2006 1:12:52 PM - Error bpsched(pid=3468) suspending further >> backup attempts for client ktm-tower-dc1, policy Activedirectory, >> schedule Full because it has exceeded the configured number of tries >> >> 12/5/2006 1:12:52 PM - Error bpsched(pid=3468) backup of client >> ktm-tower-dc1 exited with status 96 (unable to allocate new media for >> backup, storage unit has none available) >> >> >> >> Can you please help me because before one week I'm tring without ant >> result . >> >> >> >> TQ >> >> Nizar >> >> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > >> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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