HP OpenView Storage B6960-96008 Media allocation policy, Media condition factors, Media ID

Glossary

media allocation policy

Determines in which sequence media are used for backup. The Strict allocation policy directs Data Protector to prompt for a specific medium. The Loose policy directs Data Protector to prompt for any suitable medium. The Formatted First policy directs Data Protector to give preference to unknown media, even if unprotected media are available in the library.

media condition

The quality of a medium as derived from the media condition factors. Heavy usage and age result in an increased number of read and write errors with tape media. Media need to be replaced when they are marked as POOR.

media condition factors

The user-assigned age threshold and overwrite threshold used to determine the state of a medium.

media ID

A unique identifier assigned to a medium by Data Protector.

media label

Auser-defined identifier used to describe a medium.

media location

A user-defined physical location of a medium, such as "building 4" or "off- site storage".

media management session

A session performing some action on a medium, such as initializing, scanning the content, verifying data on a medium, or copying a medium.

media pool

A set of media of the same type (such as DDS) used and tracked as a group. Media are formatted and assigned to a media pool.

media set

The result of a backup session is data backed up on a group of media called media set. Depending on the media usage policy, several sessions can share the same media.

media type

The physical type of media, such as DDS or DLT.

media usage policy

The media usage policy controls how new backups are added to the already used media. It can be Appendable, Non- Appendable, or Appendable for incrementals only.

merging

This defines one mode to resolve file conflicts during restore. If the file to be restored already exists at the destination, the one with the more recent

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