PotzUK Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 Im using Retrospect 5 on Win2k server backing up onto a HP tape drive using scripts... For some reason the script does two passes on for each volume? E.g. It backs up Volume A, B then C, then starts over but appends to the end of the tape, often requiring a second tape... Is there any way to stop this as it basically doubles the time it takes to run.. Thanks Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 It is correct that Retrospect does two passes per volume - copy then compare. However, new data is not actually getting written to the tape on a compare pass. This is done volume by volume. For example, if your script lists Drive C: and Drive D: as sources, Retrospect will first copy/compare Drive C:, and _then_ copy/compare Drive D: If you are sure that what you are seeing is not the proceedure described above, that Retrospect _is_ actually copying volumes twice in a night, check your scripts. Also check your operations log (Ctrl - L)to view recent activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotzUK Posted October 18, 2002 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2002 I traced it down to the verify as you mentioned, thanks I just disabled the verify... heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted October 18, 2002 Report Share Posted October 18, 2002 Just a note - we don't recommend disabling the verify feature. Without it, there is no way of knowing whether or not your data is being copied properly to the media. You may find yourself in a restore situation with files that are not restorable. That being said - proceed at your own risk! ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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