12-16-2011 04:00 AM
Hi,
in BE12.5 I have a task that only backups Exchange. I want to attach the daily backup to an existion BTD-folder every day and have set up a media set policy "attachable without any limit" (sorry, it is a german system, I do not have the exact english phrases...). The backup files itself have the flag "not attachable"
When I run the job to attached a Exchange backup to an existing Exchage backup I get:
With normal data-Backups I do not see such an error. Is there something special the way an Exchange backup is made, so there cannot be attached something?
Thanks in advance.
Dirk
12-16-2011 05:14 AM
Make sure that the job have a media set assigned to it and that media set exists. If you renamed that particular media set recently, you have to change it in job properties also.
Regards.....
12-16-2011 05:22 AM
Thanks, but the media set exists and was not renamed. When I chose "overwride" instead of "attach" the backup is successfully.
12-16-2011 05:36 AM
What abt free space in B2D folder?
12-16-2011 06:33 AM
The partition has 880 GB free, in BE the configured size of BdD files is 1000GB, the backup size is ~55 GB
12-16-2011 06:54 AM
If there is no appendable media in the media set, this error occurs as well.
12-16-2011 07:37 AM
What is the Append period for the media set?
That said, it is generally advised that you NOT use append for B2D jobs, since every BKF file in an append family shares the same OPP (Expiration Date) that is reset each time a BKF file (new or old) is closed
B2D jobs should all be Overwrite Only, with an OPP (Overwrite period) that meets you needs and available disk space
12-17-2011 01:23 AM
Yes, thats it correct. It shows me the media as "non appendable". But the media set is set to "appendable - no time limit" and "overwride after 12 days". When I backup non-Exchange-data I am able to append.
What I wanted to have is an Echange backup for every day of the week (MO-FR) in one B2D folder. MO overwrites, Tue-FR appended. One folder for week A and one for week B. After 13 days week A should be overwritten.
Actually I got it to work by using one single B2D folder per day and "overwrite" as default. This ends up in having 10 B2D folders.
I simply wonder why I cannot append something on Exchange backups....
12-17-2011 02:41 AM
You can achieve this with a single B2D folder also.
Create media set with 1 hour/none append period and Overwrite protection of 13 days.
Start B2D jobs as Overwrite always.
Be will create a seperate bkf file for each days backup till two weeks and then will start overwritng the oldest among all bkf files.
Also set the media management setting to "Overwrite recyclable media in target media set before overwriting SCRATCH media".
It is always recommended to overwrite bkf files and not to append to, as there is no advantage in appending to bkf files.
Regards....