HP Data Protector MOM Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide

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Sharing a free pool
For each of the media pools on the Cell Managers, configure a loose allocation policy to a
shared the free pool between all Cell Managers.
The Cell Manager name is visible on the bottom right corner of the Data Protector client GUI:
Figure 34: Media configuration
Assign a free pool to the media pools:
Figure 35: Pool configuration
Under the backup specification tape drive properties, define the dedicated pools instead of no
pool preference or default pool, and add media to the preallocation list. When no media is
available from the dedicated pool, the media from the free pool will be used during the backup
session: