force NB to use new tape for everyday schedule backup

[dbase77]

Hi,

How do I go about setting NB to use new tape every day instead of append to previous tape backup. I have tape library which stores about 24 tapes. I know I can just take the tape out every day but too much hassle for me.

Anybody ever implement this using NB 45?

Thank you in advance.

regards,
feroz

 

[PGPhantom]

Use different pools and create a new policy for every day. Robotic configurations and NB 4 are not designed to specifically target a tape unless you run the backup using the command line options.

 

[bonehead569]

Go into the host properties on the media server and uncheck "allow multiple retention periods per media" on the media tab.

 

[PGPhantom]

That assumes that each day has a different retention level. You could possibly do that by creating a policy and then separate schedules for each day using a different retention level for each day. You have 25 levels to play with so say you have your normal daily backups kept for 7 days, create 5 x 7 day retention levels and then, as suggested ny bonhead569, do not allow multiple retentions per media.