Backup Exec 12.5 - Scratch Media
Hi,
I've been having difficulty with backups recently.
I have a media set created with Keep Data Infinitely - Do Not Allow Overwrite. However, just recently it seems that the media is full and cannot overwrite data on the media (LTO200/400GB). So I have moved the all the media used into the Scratch Media Set - will this cause any problems with my backups?
I also checked Overwrite Media in the Job Properties, instead of Append to media, overwrite if no appendable media is available. But the server keeps spitting the tape out.
I have ran a manual backup with the media applied to the Scratch Media set and it has ran ok.
Can someone put my mind to rest and let me know if adding the media to the Scratch Media set will not affect anything?
Many thanks,
Stephen
Plan for a Media Rotation Strategy according to your requirement.
According to that BE will decide whether to overwrite the media or not.
Consider the below mentioned things mainly while planning for a media rotation strategy..
The amount of data needs to be backed up.
The number of available tapes for backup operation. and mainly
Which data you want to retain for how much time?