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NetBackup™ Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide

Disabling TapeAlert

Warning:

You should disable TapeAlert only during diagnostic testing. Disabling this feature can allow a tape device to write corrupt data during the backup thereby rendering the data useless for restore, import, and duplication.

Use the following procedure to disable TapeAlert.

To disable TapeAlert in NetBackup

  • Create a touch file called NO_TAPEALERT, as follows:

    UNIX:

        /usr/openv/volmgr/database/NO_TAPEALERT

    Windows:

        install_path\volmgr\database\NO_TAPEALERT

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