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Section 3 Menu Functions
Possible options:
Name:
The name of the pool
Tape retention after:
Time period after the tapes in the pool are ready to be rewritten
Preserve tape until retention time:
Each tape will store only one backup until the retention
time is over. It will not be possible to append data to these tapes.
NOTE The value in the Tape retention after field is applicable only to new tapes added to the
pool. Older tapes preserve their retention time.
Function: Pool tapes fig 3.3.4b
Here you can view information about the tapes and manage all tapes used with the selected pool.
The function provides the following information:
Name
Name of the tape
Device
Name of the device to which the tape belongs
Status
Status of the tape. This field can have one of the following values:
Full - the tape is full and will not be used for backup until the retention time is over
Append - new backups will be written at the end of the tape
Recycle - the tape will be set to this state when the tape status has been set to purged and there are no
other appendable tapes available. The tape will be completely rewritten (old data will be deleted)
Purged - this status will appear when the tape retention time is over (old data is still on the tape)
Figure 3.3.4b
