BackupExec - Can't overwrite tapes 1

[marvhuffaker]

Ok I will admit that I feel like a complete moron. I use BackupExec all the time and I feel like I know it inside and out. But I'm troubleshooting a tape job problem with one of my clients.

BackupExec 9.x. Just doing Full's on Monday through Friday. I'm not doing any type of tape rotation, just a basic full every day. I am telling the job to overwrite whatever media is in the drive (so if they forget to change tape, at least they still get a backup).. But I am finding that BackupExec is marking the tape as protected from being overwritten and will not backup unless I put a new tape in or if I erase the existing tape first.

Not sure where I am going wrong. I don't recall having this problem anywhere else.


Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[LawnBoy]

A tape is assigned to a media set when used. Check the properties of the media set in question and set the overwrite period. Usually defaults to infinite, eg never ovewrite this tape.

 

[marvhuffaker]

Ah, that was it. Thank you.

Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

http://www.redjuju.com