GFS media pool with usb hard drives and DVDs?

[Alex_Menard]

I know Backup Exec 10 can backup to usb 2.0 hard drives.
Can I take 9 usb hard drives and set up a granfather-father-son rotation scheme as follows?
4 daily, 4 weekly, and one monthly.

How do I do this?

If I also had an external usb 2.0 or SCSI DVD burner, could DVD RW media be used in the media pool?

Based on the size of the nightly backup, can a rule be setup to backup to the either the usb hard drive or the DVD?

[Chaitanya_Khurj]

Hello Alex,

Yes it would be possible to create a GFS with 9 USB drives.

You can configure three media sets, one for daily, one for weekly and one for monthly backups.

For each media set, you can specify the overwrite and append protection periods. When you swap the USB devices, do not forget to use the Hot Swappable Device Wizard.


These technotes should help you achieve the desired.

The basics of Advanced Device and Media Management for Backup Exec for Windows Servers

http://support.veritas.com/docs/192265

An explanation of the "Overwrite Protection Period" and the "Append Period"

http://support.veritas.com/docs/237374

Make sure if you are using a CD or DVD you have formatted it with a third party software.

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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

[Amruta_Purandar]

Hello,

We hope the above response andwers your query. If you have further questions do revert.


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

NOTE : If we do not receive your reply within two business days, this post would be marked assumed answered and would be moved to answered questions pool.