02-20-2013 08:23 AM
Hopefully the title is correct. I have a Robotic library with 2 magazines and eight slots in each. I already have it setup with each tape (6) having its own partition. Now I am tasked to make a copy of each tape to store it off site. Will that be a duplicate? I can edit a backup job and choose to "Add Storage" and "Dupe to Tape".
If thats correct and the backup starts on the hour, would I have to create and start the Dupe to begin right after the original backup?
02-20-2013 11:10 AM
Yes, you can add a duplicate stage by clicking on Add Stage under the backup job. This can be schduled to run following the previous job.
take a look at this link http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH187265
hopefully this helps
02-20-2013 11:40 AM
Does the RL have 2 Tape Drives ? If yes, then you can add a stage
If the RL just has 1 Tape Drive and 16 slots i.e. 2 magazine with 8 tape slots , then better to first backup the data to Backup to Disk folder and then duplicate twice from there to 2 different Tapes.
02-21-2013 07:43 AM
If I follow TECH187265 would I have to create a new media set since I will choose partition 9 for the original backup job that uses partition 1?
02-22-2013 12:40 AM
If you want to protect them for different time period, then yes.