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Vishwa's avatar
Vishwa
Level 3
13 years ago

Please insert overwritable media into the robotic library using the import command. Please insert overwritable media into the robotic library using the import command. Please insert overwritable media into the robotic library using the import command

Hi,    i add new tapes to Backup Exec 2012 R2 .. Steps Followed: 1. Run the  Inventory 2. Associated the media with media sets. 3.Then i tried to take the backup to this tape ..   Err...
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Backing Up
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec
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pkh's avatar
pkh
Moderator
13 years ago

When you associate a media with a media set, the OPP and AP settings immediately applies.  If the allocated/modified date is recent then the media will not be immediately overwriteable.  As advised earlier, you should leave it in the scratch media set where the media are overwriteable.