HP B6960-90078 manual

Managing Media

Overview of Data Protector Media Management

“Creating a Media Pool” on page 102.

“Adding Media to a Media Pool” on page 107.

2.Using media for backups. This includes how the media are selected for a backup, what media condition factors are checked (for example, the number of overwrites), how new backups are appended to the media, and when data on the media can be overwritten.

3.Vaulting media to a safe place (vault).

4.Recycling media once data on the media is not needed anymore. These media can then be reused.

5.Retiring Media. Once the medium has expired (according to its maximum usage criteria), it is marked as Poor and no longer used by Data Protector. See “Factors Influencing the Condition of Media” on page 132 for more information.

Details are explained in the following sections.

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