Hi,
Running DP v9.00 (v9.02) on Windows 2008 as Cell Manager.
I noticed that backups with tapes allocated using the tape drive
"Prealloc list" option are not being used in the order that they are added to this list.
All tapes are in a media pool with a "strict" policy.
Did several test but DP refuses to use the tapes in the order that I want them to be used in.
Example: I formatted 3 tapes 01, 02, 03.
Tape 02 formatted first.
Tape 03 second
Tape 01 last.
Within the media pool the allocation order is based on the sequence the tape were formatted, so....
tape 02 will have allocation #1
tape 03 allocation #2
tape 01 allocation #3
I set up my backup and in the tape drive properties under the "Prealloc list" I add tapes to be used in the following order
01
02
03
When the backup starts tape 02 gets used first.....ignoring the prealloc list.
Is anyone having issues with tape allocation usage or with Prealloc list?
I have a case open with HP. I have provided debug logs, logs, session messages and even a live session with technician who saw this behavior. Seems to be there's a bug with v9.0 but was just curious if it was just my environment or everyone using v9.0.
Thanks in advance for any feedback or suggestions,
MO.