Re: BRMS question

[McIntyre Don <dnmcin@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Dave Snyder <dsnyder@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> How do I prevent a second backup from going to the
> same tape that backup #1 wrote to if the tape is not
> unloaded from backup #1? I thought it should be the"
> Append to Media" parameter in the backup policy but
> it does not appear to be. In other words, I do not
> want a backup to write to an "active" tape, only to
> expired tapes.
Dave,
Why don't you utilize the retention (expiration) that
can be set in the Media Move Policy.  I have our
dailies set to retain the media for 23 days before the
tape expires and can be reused.  

My Daily is set as follows...
Retention type: 2 (days)
Retain media: 23  (23 days)
Save file retention type: 4 (none)

This way when a tape is used within BRMS, it cannot be
reused until it expires in 23 days.

Don McIntyre

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