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Backup Exec job keeps cancelling on its own.

Hama900
Level 2

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.

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pkh
Moderator
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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

Hama900
Level 2

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.

pkh
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Yes, if there are no appendable tapes available. I would suggest that you understand fully the Managing Tapes section of the Admin Guide. Otherwise, you might find that your tapes are overwritten when they are not suppose to