can you merge data from 2 or more tapes?

[oztaffy]

Hi Guys,

I have several tapes that are part of a retention policy. My problem is that the tapes are only using a small percentage of the capacity. What I would like to do is "merge" the data from these tapes onto other tapes so I can maximise the use of the tapes. For example I have 3 monthly backups that are 20Gb each, each monthly backup is on a seperate 120Gb tape. Is there a way of merging these three monthly backups onto one tape, so I can then reuse the other tapes? I realise that it is more complicated than simply merging whole backups and that it will probably involve each individual backup job.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[bigg22]

There is no way to "merge" the media but you can create an Aux Copy and just select those jobs to copy.