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Towers of Hanoi: Howto?

Joerg_Detlefs
Level 2
Can I and how do I setup the Towers of Hanoi rotation scheme with BE 10?

Any detailed documentation is appreciated.
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Deepali_Badave
Level 6
Employee
Hello,

Please elaborate the term "Towers of Hanoi".

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Peter_Ludwig
Level 6
The method should be known among backup spezialists:

http://www.dlttape.com/ThreeRs/Reliability/Rotation/Tower.htm

greetings
Peter

Shilpa_pawar_2
Level 6
Hi,

Backup exec does not support directly Tower of Hanoi methog.

It only supports Grandfather, Father and Son (GFS) rotation method. GRANDFATHER, FATHER, SON (GFS) ROTATION GFS is the most common tape rotation method.

Please refer admin manual page 223 for more information:

http://support.veritas.com/docs/269777

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
-The basics of Advanced Device and Media Management for VERITAS Backup Exec (tm) for Windows Servers
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/192265.htm
- An explanation of the "Overwrite Protection Period" and the "Append Period"
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/237374.htm

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