Hi,
I got a PV124T LTO6 auto loader. Got Backup Exec 2014 installed and up and running.
Good thing, we can have a single backup job for multiple servers in BE 2014.
I need to write to tape directly. Since, I dont have enough internal storage to backup to disks, I cannot duplicate backup jobs to tape.
Question.
1. Can I have three backup jobs targetting three media sets on a the autoloader and load all the media sets on the autoloader at the same time?
For the Daily & Weekly media sets I plan just to leave them in the AutoLoader. The Monthly backup I will transfer to an offsite location.
Backup Job for Media Set Daily ---> Monday to Friday. Friday Full Backup. Monday to Thursday: Incremental (retention 5 days)
Backup Job for Media Set Full Weekly ---> Every Saturday Full Backup (retention 28 days)
Backup Job for Media Set Monthly ---> Every Sunday Full Backup (retention 12 months)
2. Which media set for Full Backups do I need to restore if a disaster happens on Wednesday ? I know I need to restore the incremental backups from Monday to the Tuesday. But which full backups ?
3. Can OPP be lesser than APP. For example OPP is set to 2 days, while APP is set to 28 days?
4. Can I set APP to zero (0) because I don't want to append anything after the backup?
5. When does APP begin ? Does this start on the second I start writing to tape or the moment I set the APP setting ?
Thanks,
Paul