05-04-2011 08:01 AM
Hi,
I have a LTO-4 single slot tape loader.
Media Set Daily:
Jobs configured "to append if appendable media is available" do not append to the media. Instead they ask for a overwriteable media. That basically happend on all of my jobs, daily, weekly, monthly!
So I deleted all "Scratch" and "Retired" medias from my list and as a result the job finally appended to the tape as expected.
From the forum search: and old thread from 2007,pretty much the same issue.
Read what Raymond Tchou found out.
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/cannot-append-appendable-tapes
Can anyone confirm BE 2010 R2 does not use appendable media, as long as there are "Scratch" or "Retired" media available under "Media"? If so, why? :)
Any comments would be appreciated!
05-04-2011 08:15 AM
Does the backup span over multiple tapes? if yes then BE will request for an overwritable media and
it will not use an any appendable media. Append applies to the 1st tape used by backup job from 2nd
tape onwards BE will prompt for an overwrtiable media.
For better media management try the below option
Click on Tools->options->Media Management-> select "use recyclable media before using scratch
media"
05-05-2011 01:20 AM
No spanning. Is an appendable media considered as "recycable"?
05-05-2011 01:58 AM
The media whose overwrite protection period has expired is called recyclable media.
Refer to http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH5459