HP B6960-90078 Using Different Media Format Types, Chapter, Limitations, Using Different Media Format Types

Managing Media

Using Different Media Format TypesUsing Different Media Format Types

Data Protector recognizes and uses two different format types to write data to media:

•Data Protector (for backup devices that are under direct Data Protector control)

•NDMP (for backup devices that are connected to NDMP servers)

Both format types use different Data Protector Media Agent components to communicate with backup devices.

Limitations	Take into account the following limitations, when using different media
	format types:
	• Media that are written by one format type will be recognized as blank
	or as foreign in a backup device that uses a different format type.
	• You cannot back up objects using different format types on the same
	medium.
	• You cannot have two different Data Protector Media Agent
	components installed on the same system.
	• It is strongly recommended that you use different media pools for
	different media format types.

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