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nickfoster
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15 years ago

Back up File name???

 Hi All,
I created some backup jobs that get written to an external harddrive rather than a tape drive. Is there a way to name the file that get written to disk? Right now it get a default name B2D000005.bkf or something similar. I dont see a place to select the file name. Does any one know if there is a place to edit it or specify a name?

NICK
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec
  • Brian_h1's avatar
    Brian_h1
    15 years ago
     Correct - You aren't actually renaming the file, you are renaming the tape name (ie. a bkf file is a tape to backup exec) It doesn't matter whether you are using a tape or a backup to disk file - renaming on both will do the same thing.

    And just so you know, you can acutally restore from the bkf files written with backup exec with the native windows backup program.

    Brian

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    Brian_h1
    Level 4
    15 years ago
     Nick,
     
    You can rename the media in the media view - don't re-label, rename.
    Next time the backup overwrites the media, it will keep that name as well.

    Brian
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    nickfoster
    Level 4
    15 years ago
     I'm using Backup exec 8.6, under the media tab i see the User Media Set and in there are all the backups. When i select the backup job and click rename, it comes up with "Enter new name of Media Label" is that wrong? I dont see any other place to change the name.

    NICK
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    Brian_h1
    Level 4
    15 years ago
     Not relabel, rename  its like renaming a file in windows.
    a rename is not a job - just a rename of the tape itself - it won't affect anything on the tape.

    Brian
  • nickfoster's avatar
    nickfoster
    Level 4
    15 years ago
     Brian,
    I'm NOT using a tape drive. I'm using an external hard drive.
    When the job runs it puts a file on the harddrive called B2D000007.bkf, so what your saying is i go to the media tab and rename this file to what ever i want?
     
    NICK
  • Brian_h1's avatar
    Brian_h1
    Level 4
    15 years ago
     Correct - You aren't actually renaming the file, you are renaming the tape name (ie. a bkf file is a tape to backup exec) It doesn't matter whether you are using a tape or a backup to disk file - renaming on both will do the same thing.

    And just so you know, you can acutally restore from the bkf files written with backup exec with the native windows backup program.

    Brian