Config BE & Autloader to utlize all tapes and overwrite oldest backup first

[Ruben_Miranda]

What is the best way to configure BE with an autoloader to perform full backups each day until all media in all slots have been used and then automatically overwrite the oldest backup? Is this possible and is it a wise strategy?
I have windows server 2003 with BE 10 and an 8 slot autoloader.

Thank You

[tejashree_Bhate]

Hello,

Please refer to the following technote.

(title) Creating, configuring, and targeting a backup job to a Robotic Library partition in Backup Exec 9.x and 10.0 for Windows Servers

http://support.veritas.com/docs/262055

Additional Information :
For information on the recent VERITAS Backup Exec security vulnerabilities, including links to the downloads for the necessary hotfixes, please refer to the following document:
Patch summary for Security Advisories VX05-001, VX05-002, VX05-003, VX05-005, VX05-006, VX05-007

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm



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Thanks.

[tejashree_Bhate]

Hello,

Please refer to the technote given below.

(title) Creating, configuring, and targeting a backup job to a Robotic Library partition in Backup Exec 9.x and 10.0 for Windows Servers

http://support.veritas.com/docs/262055

Additional Information :
For information on the recent VERITAS Backup Exec security vulnerabilities, including links to the downloads for the necessary hotfixes, please refer to the following document:
Patch summary for Security Advisories VX05-001, VX05-002, VX05-003, VX05-005, VX05-006, VX05-007

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm



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Thanks.

[Ken_Putnam]

IF all you want to do is use each slot in order, you could do as suggested and create a partition, or you could just use one Media Set, with an Overwrite Protection Period of 8 days and one job, defined as overwrite

When you load up the library, label each tape in the order that you want them to be used, then just let BackupExec and the library grab tapes as needed

This way, if your job ever exceeds 1 tape, the job will just grab the next tape in order and continue

Personally, I would rather set up two jobs, a daily and a weekly, then take the weekly off site (even if it just goes home with me). This way. if your building burns down, you can recover back to your last Friday backup.

(I guess you could do as you plan, and just export the tape each Monday morning, and insert and label a new one)

[Deepali_Badave]

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