09-08-2015 03:00 AM
Hi,
I'm having an issue with Backup Exec.
For some reason I can't make any incremental or full backups, when I plug in the tape it instantly asks to remove the tape and insert another one.
I think it has an issue overwriting existing data...?
It consists of two backups:
An incremental:monday,tuesday,wednesday,thursday.
Full:Friday (We have x6 friday tapes these are the full backups)
Settings are as such:
Media set: FULL: Keep data for 4 weeks/Overwrite Media/Eject Media when job completes
INCREMENTAL: Keep data for 1 week/Overwrite media/Eject Media when job completes
Can anyone help?
I am using Backup Exec 15.
09-08-2015 07:10 PM
Yes. Your problem is because you do no not have overwritable/appendable tapes.
Do read the Managing Tapes section of the Admin Guide beginning on page 366
09-10-2015 02:29 AM
It seems I got it to work, I'm just not sure if I used the right setting to completely overwrite the tapes.
I first had " Overwrite Media" I have now changed it to " Append to media, overwrite if no appendable media is available"
Will it still completely overwrite?
Thanks for your reply by the way, and the tapes are overwritable by the way I double checked.
09-10-2015 08:04 AM