Backing Up to Disk to Tape

[Wil1967]

I have backup exec 2010 R3 and currently backing up to disk nightly.  I would like to copy the disk backup to tape in the working hours.  The question is: What are the files that I should copy to the tape using Backup Exec?  I notice this bit of information in the backup report:

All Media Used
 B2D000017
 IMG000064
 B2D000016
 IMG000065
 B2D000014
 IMG000066
 B2D000010

Are these the files and folders only that contain the backup?

[Backup_Exec1]

Hi

You should be copying both the bkf & IMG files, oout which IMG are the one which hold your GRT information for backup. BKF files would hold backup of other flat file or non grt information

Thanks

[VJware]

Instead of doing it manually & deciding what files to copy, simply set up a duplicate job which would duplicate the disk backup sets to tape..you can schedule the duplicate job, add it to a policy, so on...

[pkh · Accepted solution]

You should not just simply copy any .bkf and .img files.  They are part of a bigger scheme of things.  You should always use a job to duplicate them to some other media.   See this document

Reasons why copying backup to disk data files is NOT recommended.