Maximum Concurrent Drives Used for Backup

Maximum Concurrent Drives Used for Backup specifies the number of tape drives that NetBackup can use at one time for backups in this storage unit. The number of tape drives available is limited to the maximum number of tape drives in the storage device.

Select the desired number:

• For a storage unit that contains only standalone tape drives, specify a number that is less than or equal to the number of tape drives that are in this storage unit.
• For a robot, specify a number that is less than or equal to the number of tape drives that attach to the NetBackup media server for the storage unit.

For example, assume you have two standalone drives of the same density and you specify 1. In this instance, both tape drives are available to NetBackup but only one drive can be used for backups. This leaves the other tape drive available for restores and other non-backup operations (importing, verifying, and duplicating backups).