configuring one tape partitions with in robotic library

[john_schuffert]

I have a Dell Robotic Library and a 7 tape cartridge inserted. I have configured one tape partitions with that library and I run full backups each night.

Using the one tape partitions I have configured each tape as one night of the week (media sets) in other words slot one is monday night, slot two is tuesday night and so on....

Every morning I have to log in to the server and change to the media set for that day so that all backups 11 in all will run to that one tape. I hope this makes sense.

HOW do I set up the backup to automaticaly change to the next tape or day media set selection????

HELP!!!!

[Ken_Putnam]

You would need to create a separate job for each night, pointed at the appropriate partition

[john_schuffert]

Thanks Ken!  To clarify, Copy each job using a setup job or selection list for each day pointed to each media set.
That would be 66 jobs in all.  11 jobs x 6...?

[Ken_Putnam]

If you have 11 different jobs running each night, yeah, that would be 66 jobs

Is there any reason you don't concatenate some of the 11 jobs into one larger one?

[john_schuffert]

I have thought about that and I am Thinking of doing that except I may have to have separate jobs for the Sharepoint and the SQL servers.  For some reason you cannot backup sharepoint server farm and SQL servers in the same job. I cannot remember the details of the error. I could combine them and whittle the jobs down to just a few.
Thanks again for your help!