HP Data Protector Operations Guide
• You may experience some temporary inconsistencies (1 day) in pools when using free
pools (for example when there is an unprotected medium in a regular pool waiting for de-
allocation to the free pool).
• If a free pool contains media with different data format types, Data Protector
automatically reformats allocated media if necessary. For example, NDMP media may be
reformatted to normal media.
To create a free pool, right-click on Media, Pools and select Free Pool. Follow the wizard to
define the pool properties.
Note: Each media type (such as SDLT or LTO) needs to have its own free pool.
On the tape pool, append the free pool with the same media type:
Using media preallocation list
In the backup specification, under the tape drive properties, select media from the list and add it
to the pre-allocation list:
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