Backup types

[PCFella]

Hi, I'm new to Retrospect and it's 'better backup' stratergy.

 

 

 

I have put Retrospect on to two servers on a clients site but could do with someone more Reto-experienced to advise on backup configuration.

 

 

 

1st server.

 

The entire data is larger than one tape, daily changed data is less than one tape.

 

Monday - want an entire backup without being told to erase tapes or have to reconfigure sets.

 

Tues thru Friday - want an incremental backup, each day having it's own tape.

 

 

 

So a weeks backup will have 6 tapes and will look be labled

 

Monday 1+2

 

Tues, Wed, Thu, Fri

 

 

 

Is this two backup sessions to set up or just one?

 

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2nd server

 

The entire data is less than one tape.

 

Mon thru Fri - want an entire backup without being told to erase tapes or have to reconfigure sets.

 

 

 

So a weeks backup will have 5 tapes labled Mon-Fri

 

 

 

Is this just a single session running each evening on a 'recycle' type backup.

 

 

 

Thanks for any help/advice.

 

 

[AmyJ]

Server 1:

 

 

 

1 Script

 

1 Destination Backup Set

 

2 Schedules

 

 

 

Schedule 1: Recycle Backup every Monday

 

Schedule 2: Incremental Backup Tuesday - Friday

 

 

 

Retrospect Directory > Special > Preferences > Media Request: Enable Skip to Blank Media

 

 

 

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Server 2:

 

1 Script

 

5 Destination Backup Sets

 

5 Schedules

 

 

 

Schedule 1: Recycle Backup Set Monday every Monday

 

Schedule 2: Recycle Backup Set Tuesday every Tuesday

 

etc.

 

 

 

Hope this helps!

 

 

 

 

[PCFella]

Thanks,

 

 

 

I had been back to site and configured the second server already and that looks to be working, we'll find out when he comes to reuse the tapes on Monday. - Heres hoping that the schedule doesn't ask him to provide blank media..... I had set that one as you have advised so that one should be ok.

 

 

 

The 1st server I had configured as you said apart from the 'Enable Skip to Blank media'

 

 

 

So the customer phoned me this morning and said the server was asking for a titled tape ( I am presuming it's asking for the previous days tape so it can contimue putting more data on to it)

 

 

 

I am going back down to site now to put that 'Skip' option in place, That option WILL skip to new media every day wont it? - It wont just skip if it doesn't think it can fit the entire days backup to the last tape....

 

 

 

Am I talking fluent jibberish yet or do I need more time in the server room :~)