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Netbackup and Backup Exec formats detection

LCG
Level 3
Partner Accredited

Hello.  I want to confirm if backup exec and Netbackup detects that a tape is in another format like TAR, CPIO, FileSys and ANSI.

I undertand that Netbackup freezes the tape when it detects TAR, CPIO and ANSI.  Not sure about FileSys.

With Backup Exec I don't have any idea if this works in this way.

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Marianne
Moderator
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Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

BE writes MTF format. There are 3 MTF options in Host Properties -> Media Server -> Media -> Allow media overwrite:
MTF, RS-MTF1, BE-MTF1

Extract from Admin Guide I:

■ When MTF is enabled, MTF media can be overwritten. With only MTF checked,
all other MTF formats can be overwritten. (The exception is Backup Exec MTF
(BE-MTF1) and Remote Storage MTF (RS-MTF1) media formats, which are not
overwritten.
■ When BE-MTF1 is enabled, Backup Exec MTF media can be overwritten.

 

We normally select all 3 MTF tick-boxes.