06-27-2011 07:09 AM
Running Backup Exec 2010. I have a partially filled tape with plenty of capacity I would like to add to. The tape is in the correct media set, which is set to "no overwrite" but "allow infinite append." However I get prompted "Please insert OverWriteable Media" when I try to run a backup job to that tape.
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06-27-2011 07:19 AM
Actually, the job was not set to the correct media set. Once the job was set to the same media set the tape was in, the data was appended to the tape as it should.
06-27-2011 07:19 AM
Actually, the job was not set to the correct media set. Once the job was set to the same media set the tape was in, the data was appended to the tape as it should.
06-27-2011 07:20 AM
When ever you run the backup it can start with append or overwrite but if the tape gets full it need an overwritable media to complete
06-27-2011 07:25 AM
Refer the following doc
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH5459
refer the following section How does Backup Exec choose media to append?
Abstract from the above document which I want you to refer
If any job fills a media, the job will only continue on another piece of overwritable media. Backup Exec will not append to multiple media in the same job. Depending on your configuration, overwritable media is selected from scratch media or recyclable media. If the media in the drive is not overwritable, a message is displayed, which requests for a scratch media to be inserted.