I am currently devising a backup rotation scheme with Arcserve 6.1 SP 1997.9 in a single-server NW4.2 environment using Arcserve's Custom backup method. Will ArcServe recycle media from the save set of a pool into the scratch set for a Custom job according to the same rules used in AutoPilot and Rotation methods?
I have set up a test pool with a minimum save set of 1 and a retention period of 1 day. My custom backup method is set to Append to media, since as far as I can see appending sessions is not available with AutoPilot. I have two tapes in this pool both last used yesterday. I stuck the oldest in the tape drive and ran a test backup, expecting Arcserve to move that tape into the scratch set and format it. However it was happy to keep it in the save set and appended the data. Has anyone else got AS6.1 for Netware to recycle media with custom jobs?
Thanks
Gerry Mulvenna
Limerick, Ireland
I have set up a test pool with a minimum save set of 1 and a retention period of 1 day. My custom backup method is set to Append to media, since as far as I can see appending sessions is not available with AutoPilot. I have two tapes in this pool both last used yesterday. I stuck the oldest in the tape drive and ran a test backup, expecting Arcserve to move that tape into the scratch set and format it. However it was happy to keep it in the save set and appended the data. Has anyone else got AS6.1 for Netware to recycle media with custom jobs?
Thanks
Gerry Mulvenna
Limerick, Ireland