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kuan_wai
Level 2
14 years ago

Backup jobs spanning multiple tapes

Hi there, I have a single tape backup drive and the backup jobs have no problem until the data to be backup has outgrown the capacity of a single tape. Whenever a tape is loaded into the drive, I...
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    pkh
    14 years ago

    When BE spans to a second tape, you only need to put in either an overwriteable or scratch tape and the job will continue.  BE will automatically read the label and determine the tape's status.  You do not need to run an inventory after feeding in the tape.  If the second tape cannot be overwritten, BE will eject the tape and ask you to put in an overwriteable tape.

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kuan_wai
Level 2
14 years ago
Hi, since i cannot run inventory of the tape, will the job still be able to continue on the 2nd tape (taking that the 2nd tape is overwritable)? As to my understanding is that a backup job will not run on a tape which has yet to be inventorised.