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Quick Tape Spillover Question

Upinit
Level 3

When a tape has run out of space in the middle of a job is the only option for it to rollover onto scratch media? Is there an article describing the rollover process in Backup Exec 2010?

 

Thanks!

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ZeRoC00L
Level 6
Partner Accredited

Yes, during a job BE can only append the first tape, if that tape is full a scratch or overwritable tape is required.

Upinit
Level 3

What happens if you have a scratch tape and an overwriable tape available? Will it always rollover onto the scratch media first before the overwritable media? I just want to be sure my overwritable tape that will be used for another job later on at night will not be used as a rollover tape for a job that runs out of space earlier in the job process.

VJware
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

Have a look at this KB - http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH5459

pkh
Moderator
Moderator
   VIP    Certified

The second and subsequent tapes have to be overwritable tapes.  It will not necessarily be a scratch tape.  The search criteria is given in this document

How Backup Exec searches for overwritable media

Colin_Weaver
Moderator
Moderator
Employee Accredited Certified

Also read the media management chapter in the admin guide it has a whole section about how overwriteable media are selected.