NDMP backups failing
I have an ancient tape backup sysytem that I use as a redudndant data backup for my Netapp FAS2020 filer. It has worked flawlessly for 7 or 8 years, until a controller on the Netapp crashed last week. It was replaced and is running normally, and supposedly the same config was applied as prior to the crash. But ever since then my backups have been failing with Error Code E00846B: (Server: "DOCULEX") (Job: "NDMP-Policy 0001-Daily Backup") NDMP-Policy 0001-Daily Backup -- The job failed with the following error: The resource could not be backed up because an error occurred while connecting to the Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent. Make sure that the correct version of the Remote Agent is installed and running on the target computer. If the server or resource no longer exists, remove it from the selection list. Edit the selection list properties, click the View Selection Details tab, and then remove the resource. I have deleted and recreated the items in the selection list, tried two different logons to the device, rebvooted teh media server, ascertained that the media server can ping the Netapp. I am at a loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Overwrite Protection and multiple jobs to single tape
G'day All. We have an implementation of BE2010 utilising a single LTO3 drive for daily incremental, and weekly and monthly full backups. We are currently using multiple jobs with different selection lists to capture different data areas for our backups. We have three different media sets for each group of jobs with different overwrite protection periods for each. The daily media set has an overwrite period of 6 Days, the weekly 4 weeks and the monthly 1 year. I'm having some trouble understanding exactly how the overwrite protection periods work. There are some instances where the daily jobs will run one after another, happily writing to the same tape and other instances where after a job the media becomes overwrite protected and subsequent daily jobs fail. Is anyone able to shed some light on why this would be occuring? Also, if someone is able to clarify whether overwrite protection protects an entire tape, or simply the data from a job while allowing appends. I suspect it's the former, but if that's the case i don't understand how multiple jobs can ever run to a single tape with overwrite protection set. I appreciate any assistance given.