Backing up data using 2 tapes drives at the same time
Hello
We are on NBU 10.0.0.1 - windows (one server as master/media). We have a backup job containing like 30TB of data. The data are MS SQL *.bak files. We want to put this to tape. On the backup policy what is the best way to utilize 2 tape drives.
I dont think we want to send multiple streams to the same tape drive correct?
So the data needing backed up is on the network and its laid out like this:
\\xxx-xxxxx.com\xxx\xxx_Backups\FULL\xxx123\Prod1\
\\xxx-xxxxx.com\xxx\xxx_Backups\FULL\xxx123\Prod2\
\\xxx-xxxxx.com\xxx\xxx_Backups\FULL\xxx123\Prod3\
\\xxx-xxxxx.com\xxx\xxx_Backups\FULL\xxx123\Prod4\
\\xxx-xxxxx.com\xxx\xxx_Backups\FULL\xxx123\Prod5\
\\xxx-xxxxx.com\xxx\xxx_Backups\FULL\xxx123\Prod6\
\\xxx-xxxxx.com\xxx\xxx_Backups\FULL\xxx123\Prod7\
\\xxx-xxxxx.com\xxx\xxx_Backups\FULL\xxx123\Prod8\
I thought about splitting the 8 paths into two different policies - this I know will use two separate tape drives. What is the protocol or the correct attributes on a Netbackup policy (MS Windows) to set it up to use 2 tape drives instead creating 2 seperate policies?.
If I just use one policy and have 2 streams going to one tape drive thats bad news for wear and tear on the tape drive correct?
Is there a way to have a policy where their are multiple streams going to 2 different tape drives. Hopefully Im saying this correctly.
BC