HP B6960-90078 - Manual (Page 151)

Managing Media
Selecting Media for Backup
Chapter 4 121
Media in poor condition are not used for backup. Media in fair condition
are used only if no media in good condition are available. Media in good
condition are sorted to use the one with the least number of overwrites
first.
Media are always selected first from the specified pool and (optionally)
from the free pool.
Table 4-2 How Media Are Selected for Backup
Allocation
Policy Allocate
Unformatted
Media First Data Protector Selection Order
Loose OFF 1. Pre-allocation list (if specified)
2. Appendable (as set in usage
policy)
3. Unprotected Data Protector
media
4. Unformatted media
5. Fair media
Loose ON 1. Pre-allocation list (if specified)
2. Appendable (as set in usage
policy)
3. Unformatted media
4. Unprotected Data Protector
media
5. Fair media
Strict (Not
applicable) 1. Pre-allocation list (if specified)
2. Appendable (as set in usage
policy)
3. Unprotected Data Protector
media
4. Fair media