tape: add some media pool docu
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:Media Pools: A media pool is a logical container for tapes. A backup
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job targets one media pool, so a job only uses tapes from that
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pool. The pool aditionally defines how long we can append data to a
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tape (allocation policy), and how long we want to keep that data
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(retention policy).
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pool. The pool additionally defines how long a backup job can
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append data to tapes (allocation policy) and how long you want to
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keep the data (retention policy).
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:Media Set: A group of continuously written tapes (all from the same
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media pool).
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:Tape drive: The decive used to read and write data to the tape. There
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are standalone drives, but drives often ship within tape libraries.
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@ -341,6 +344,58 @@ For testing, you can simply query the drive status with::
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Media Pools
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~~~~~~~~~~~
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A media pool is a logical container for tapes. A backup job targets
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one media pool, so a job only uses tapes from that pool.
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.. topic:: Media Set
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A media set is a group of continuously written tapes, used to split
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the larger pool into smaller, restorable units. One or more backup
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jobs write to a media set, producing a group of tapes. Media sets
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are identified by an unique ID. That ID and the sequence number is
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stored on each tape of that set (tape label).
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Media sets are the basic unit for restore tasks, i.e. you need all
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tapes in the set to restore the set content. Data is fully
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deduplicated inside a media set.
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.. topic:: Media Set Allocation Policy
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The pool additionally defines how long backup jobs can append data
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to a media set (allocation policy). The following settings are possible:
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:continue: Try to use the current media set.
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:always: Each backup job creates a new media set.
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:Calendar Event: Create a new set when the specified CalendarEvent triggers.
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Additionally, the following events may allocate a new media set:
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- Required tape is offline
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- Current set contains damaged of retired tapes.
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.. topic:: Retention Policy
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Defines how long we want to keep the data.
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.. NOTE:: FIXME: Add note about global content namespace. (We do not store
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the source datastore, so it is impossible to distinguish
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store1:/vm/100 from store2:/vm/100. Please use different media
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pools if the source is from a different name space)
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Empty Media Pool
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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It is possible to label tapes with no pool assignment. Such tapes may
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be used by any pool. Once used by a pool, media stays in that pool.
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Tape Jobs
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~~~~~~~~~
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