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jedduff
Level 3
11 years ago

Backup on two tapes instead of one (BE 2012)

Hi guys! I have an odd issue with Backup Exec 2012. This is how my backup environment look like : 1 LTO-3 TAPE DRIVE With a 8-tapes loader.  Backup Exec 2012 (full patched) Rentention ...
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Windows Server (2003-2008)
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    pkh
    11 years ago

    Schedule : all backup jobs begin at 00:00

     

    Your jobs should not overlap if you want the later jobs to append to the tape.  See point 4 of my article below for an explanation.

     

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/why-my-job-not-appending-data-my-tapes

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pkh
Moderator
11 years ago

Schedule : all backup jobs begin at 00:00

 

Your jobs should not overlap if you want the later jobs to append to the tape.  See point 4 of my article below for an explanation.

 

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/why-my-job-not-appending-data-my-tapes