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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Media properties
  6. Results when media overwrites are not permitted
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Results when media overwrites are not permitted

If media contains one of the protected formats and media overwrites are not permitted, NetBackup takes the following actions:

If the volume has not been previously assigned for a backup

  • Sets the volume's state to FROZEN

  • Selects a different volume

  • Logs an error

If the volume is in the NetBackup media catalog and was previously selected for backups

  • Sets the volume's state to SUSPENDED

  • Aborts the requested backup

  • Logs an error

If the volume is mounted for a backup of the NetBackup catalog

The backup is aborted and an error is logged. The error indicates the volume cannot be overwritten.

If the volume is mounted to restore files or list the media contents

NetBackup aborts the request and logs an error. The error indicates that the volume does not have a NetBackup format.

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