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james_bowes1
Level 4
15 years ago

TS3100 library configuration

Hi folks. We are currently using BE 11d in a virtual enviroment and have a TS3100 library. The backups are divided into function such as DB's, system state, file shares, etc. It works fine but...
11.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec
Backup Exec (media server only)
Library Expansion Option
Windows
  • pkh's avatar
    pkh
    14 years ago

    Templates in policies are just jobs without the selection list.  After you have created the policies, you just create the jobs by applying a selection list to the policy.

    All the templates in the job can only use one selection list.  This is great when you are creating jobs for backup schemes like full backups and incremental backups.  The jobs uses the same selection list, but are run on different schedules and have different backup methods.  Basically, you create as many policies as you have selection lists.

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pkh
Moderator
15 years ago
As Ken said, once you remove the partitions, there is no guarantee that BE will use a particular tape, but I think you realise this and do not mind which tape is used.

Even after removing the partitions, you can still separate your tapes by using media sets.  You should serious consider this since you would want to retain your data differently,  For example, you might want to retain your daily backup for 4 days and your weekly backup for 3 weeks.  For each different overwrite protection period (OPP), you need to have a new media set.   The proper design of your media sets is important so that your tapes will not be overwritten before the data on them expires.

Once you have set up your medis sets, you either associate each of your tapes to a media set or leave them in the scratch media set.  If you do the latter, BE will grab a scratch tape when it needs to and place it in the media set that the job targets.  This way the tape is protected for a specific After setting up your media set, you then target your jobs to the media set that has the correct OPP for that tape.

I don't have any partition in my library and this arrangement works fine.

To export the tape, you need to enable any mail or I/O slots in your library.  You then convert your job into a policy with your job as the first template and and export job as the second template.  After you job ran, the tape is exported to the mailslot.  If there are more tapes to be exported than there are mailslots, then BE will alert you to remove the first tape.  Once this is removed, the second tape will be exported and so on.  Plan your jobs so that there is a minimum number of tapes to be exported.  Do this by appending your data as much as possible.

It sound like a lot of change, but take it in small steps.

1) Design your media sets and plan your jobs.

2) Remove your partition and implement your media sets

3) Change your job to a policy to export the tape.