Copy older tapes

[atverre]

I have been assigned a task where I am to copy all tapes older than 3 years onto new tapes. Could anyone please tell me if this is possible and how to do it? We are using Netabckup 6.5 and these tapes are in an offsite vault.

 

[Stumpr]

I notice you have 6.5 which didn't exist 3 years ago.

Are you concerned about the tapes being 3 yrs old or the images being 3 yrs old and in an older NetBackup version?







Bob Stump
VERITAS - "Ain't it the truth?"

 

[atverre]

The concern is tapes being 3 yrs old. According to SOX-rules established at my company

 

[Stumpr]

How does the SOX rules tell to handle images that have 7 year retentions?



Bob Stump
VERITAS - "Ain't it the truth?"

 

[Stumpr]

would have to trnsfer the 7 year image to another tape once it has reached 3 years?

check out the command vmquery
# vmquery -m NX4358
================================================================================
media ID: NX4358
media type: 1/2" cartridge tape 2 (14)
barcode: NX4358
media description: added 08/04/06
volume pool: 9940B (10)
robot type: NONE - Not Robotic (0)
volume group: Offsite
vault name: Ironmountain
vault sent date: Mon Feb 04 09:23:24 2008
vault return date: ---
vault slot: 934
vault session id: 575
vault container id: -
created: Fri Aug 04 10:39:36 2006
assigned: Thu Jan 31 09:51:35 2008
last mounted: Mon Feb 04 01:06:20 2008
first mount: Wed Aug 09 01:30:59 2006
expiration date: ---
number of mounts: 26
max mounts allowed: ---
status: 0x0
================================================================================

You can also create a physical expiration date for the tape cartridge when you first inventory the tape into the librry. That would show up as "expirtion date: " in the vmquery response.


Bob Stump
VERITAS - "Ain't it the truth?"