CheetahFTL
MIS
Hi.
Running a HP DLT1 SCSI tape drive, with 40/80GB DLT IV tapes. Windows 2000 Professional SP3. Veritas Backup Exec for Windows NT & 2000 systems, Version 8.5. Currently, FULL & Complete backups of two file systems, about 6 GB of data, takes about 1 hour.
I have 5 tapes. Every weekday evening I want to do a full system save, of these two file systems. The following week, I want to "append" the tape written in the first week, with the full system save again. Using this approach, I should be able to 10 to 12 weeks worth of full & complete saves onto these 5 tapes.
If & when the tape gets "full", (i.e. no room for another full save for the night in question), I want to overwrite the oldest full system save on the tape. The next week, overwrite the next oldest save image. Loop, Repeat. Next.
I do NOT want any Alert prompts. I do NOT want incremental saves. I simply want full system saves of these two file systems, every week night. Plain, simple, easy, fast.
Is this possible with Veritas Backup Exec for Windows NT & 2000 systems, Version 8.5? If not, why not? If so, how would this be setup?
How do I achieve implementing my desired backup approach?
Thanks!
Regards,
Scott
CheetahFTL
Running a HP DLT1 SCSI tape drive, with 40/80GB DLT IV tapes. Windows 2000 Professional SP3. Veritas Backup Exec for Windows NT & 2000 systems, Version 8.5. Currently, FULL & Complete backups of two file systems, about 6 GB of data, takes about 1 hour.
I have 5 tapes. Every weekday evening I want to do a full system save, of these two file systems. The following week, I want to "append" the tape written in the first week, with the full system save again. Using this approach, I should be able to 10 to 12 weeks worth of full & complete saves onto these 5 tapes.
If & when the tape gets "full", (i.e. no room for another full save for the night in question), I want to overwrite the oldest full system save on the tape. The next week, overwrite the next oldest save image. Loop, Repeat. Next.
I do NOT want any Alert prompts. I do NOT want incremental saves. I simply want full system saves of these two file systems, every week night. Plain, simple, easy, fast.
Is this possible with Veritas Backup Exec for Windows NT & 2000 systems, Version 8.5? If not, why not? If so, how would this be setup?
How do I achieve implementing my desired backup approach?
Thanks!
Regards,
Scott
CheetahFTL