Backup Exec - Tape swap reports?
Hello,
We're a medium sized "branch" of a company, using Backup Exec instead of the bigger solution the other sites have.
Our manager noticed that the other sites (which do not use Backup Exec) have this procedure where an email gets sent to IT every morning, with a list of tapes that should be taken out and stored in the safe, and which tapes should be put in.
She now wants us to have the same solution, but using Backup Exec.
Is this possible?
Can you get such a report from Backup Exec? For instance, it does the daily backup, sends us an email saying "This tape (barcode) has just been used for the most recent backup. Please take it out. Also, put in this tape (barcode) which is now the oldest in the "queue", so we can overwrite it".
Tried to mess around with the alerts, but all it does is say "Hey, I just finished a job. I wont tell you what tapes were used or anything though."
Not really helpful at all.
In BE, tape vaults are virtual locations to store your tapes. They might represent actual vaults. You move tapes in and out of the vaults to reflect the actual location of the tapes. The Admin Guide which can be found in the BE installation directory will explain further.