1. A system for sharing a media volume in a network, the system comprising: a first media agent in communication with a media volume, the first media agent copies data associated with one or more storage operations to the media volume, the first media agent stored on a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions that implement the first media agent when executed by a computer processor; a second media agent in communication with the media volume, the second media agent copies the data associated with the one or more storage operations to the media volume, the second media agent stored on a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions that implement the second media agent when executed by one or more computing devices; and a storage manager in communication with the first media agent and the second media agent, the storage manager stored on a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions that implement the storage manager when executed by one or more computing devices, the storage manager configured to: direct the first media agent to enter a deactivation state with respect to the media volume; direct the second media agent to enter an activated state with respect to the media volume, wherein the second media agent mounts the media volume and creates an access path to the media volume; update storage to reflect that control of the media volume has shifted from the first media agent to the second media agent; and store the access path from the second media agent to the media volume.