Retrospect asks for another tape before full

[garfield]

I'm using Retrospect 6.5.319 on Win XP, Onstream ADR2 w/ 60GB tapes.

I use Retrospect to mirror certain folders to a 2nd HD, then make a BU fron the 2nd HD to tape. On Fridays, I backup all files, not just new and changed.

Last Friday the mirror went fine, and the recycle BU began fine, but with 749 files (570mb )remaining, it asked for another tape. I put in another tape this morning (Monday) and it finished fine. Apparently. Here is a part of the log. Why would it be asking for a second tape?

thanks, Jim

 

+ Recycle backup using friday at 4/30/2004 9:00 PM

To Backup Set friday...

4/30/2004 9:00:00 PM: Recycle backup: The Backup Set was reset

 

- 4/30/2004 9:00:00 PM: Copying Artroom on Mirror drv (D:)

5/1/2004 4:12:29 AM: Snapshot stored, 14.9 MB

5/1/2004 4:13:06 AM: Execution completed successfully

Completed: 52055 files, 26.4 GB, with 6% compression

Performance: 63.0 MB/minute

Duration: 07:12:55 (00:03:44 idle/loading/preparing)

 

- 5/1/2004 4:13:06 AM: Copying Data on Mirror drv (D:)

5/3/2004 7:14:52 AM: Snapshot stored, 1,309 KB

5/3/2004 7:15:25 AM: Execution completed successfully

Completed: 4246 files, 2.6 GB, with 0% compression

Performance: 46.0 MB/minute

Duration: 2 03:01:50 (2 02:04:41 idle/loading/preparing)

 

5/3/2004 7:15:26 AM: Execution completed successfully

Total performance: 61.0 MB/minute with 3% compression

Total duration: 2 10:14:56 (2 02:10:46 idle/loading/preparing)

[Mayoff]

The tape capacity FAQ may help out:

 

http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=common_questions_detail&ACTION=COMMON_QUESTIONS_DETAIL&id=49