changing the device to which backups are written

[CCIT]

Good Morning All,

Here is a little background information on the way I do backups:

• I have approximately 100 backup jobs and 100 corresponding duplicate jobs
• Each backup job writes to an online backup folder, then the corresponding duplicate job writes to tape

Every Friday I create a new online backup folder for the coming week.  I then have to go into each backup job and point the job to the new online folder.  Is there a way to repoint all of the jobs to the new folder at once?  It gets a bit tedious going into each job every week to repoint it.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Nick

[Atique_Qureshi]

This sounds interesting, this could be done but I've not tried it.

You can try using the bemcmd feature of Backup Exec. It is a command line utility which can automate this to an extent. Also, you can create batch files, but then it would require changing the values in the batch file.

Check this; http://support.veritas.com/docs/235619

Cheers,
Atique

VCP, MCSE-03

[Russ_Hazzon]

How about sending all of your backup jobs to a folder called \current.  At the end of each week change the \current directory name to something else and create a new \current directory.  Not exactly automated, but it sounds like it would be far easier than what you're doing now.