HP B6960-90078 - Manual (Page 178)

Managing Media
Using Different Media Format Types
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Using Different Media Format Types
Data Protector recognizes and uses two different format types to write
data to media:
• Data Protector (for backup devices that are under direct Data
Protector control)
• NDMP (for backup devices that are connected to NDMP servers)
Both format types use different Data Protector Media Agent components
to communicate with backup devices.
Limitations Take into account the following limitations, when using different media
format types:
• Media that are written by one format type will be recognized as blank
or as foreign in a backup device that uses a different format type.
• You cannot back up objects using different format types on the same
medium.
• You cannot have two different Data Protector Media Agent
components installed on the same system.
• It is strongly recommended that you use different media pools for
different media format types.