HP StorageWorks EBS with HP OpenView Storage Data Protector V5.1 Implementation Guide (October 2003)

Troubleshooting
32 EBS with HP OpenView Storage Data Protector v5.1 Implementation Guide
2. Appendable Media—Media in “Good” condition, with some currently
protected data objects, but the media is not full. The pool must be
“appendable.” This media set is sorted according to the time of the last write.
The most recently written medium is listed first.
Order of use: when one or more media have protected objects, the most
recently written media is reused first.
3. Uninitialized Media—Media is assumed by Data Protector to not yet have a
Data Protector header and that it can be auto-initialized as required, during
backups. The pool policy must be Loose to allow auto-initialization and the
global file needs InitOnLoosePolicy=1. This media set is only available in
exchanger devices. This media set is sorted with “Blank” media ahead of
media with an “Unknown” header.
Order of use:
a. “Blank” media is used first.
b. “Unknown” media is only used when there is no “Blank” media.
4. Free Media—Media in 'Good' condition with no currently protected objects.
This media set is sorted according to the time of the last write. The least
recently written medium is listed first.
Order of use: least recently medium is used first.
5. Overflow Media—Media in “Fair” condition with no currently protected
objects. This media will only be used if no “Good” condition media are
available. This media set is sorted according to the total number of overwrites.
The medium with the least number of overwrites is listed first.
Order of use: least recently medium is used first.
Refer to the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Administrator’s Guide for
additional information.