How to make Daily Full BackUp on Tape

[matrox65]

Hello,
i use B&R 9.5 Update 4b. Our customer wants now a daily save on a tape.

1. Repository (BackUp2Disc)
- Forever Forward Incremental with 14 Restore points
- Start time daily at 10:00 pm
- End time daily at 0:15 am

2. Repository (BackUp2NAS)
- BackUp Copy with Source BackUp Job "BackUp2Disc"
- Start time daily 9:50 pm
- End time daily 0:30 am

3. Repository (BackUp2Tape)
- BackUp to Tape Job with Source BackUp Job "BackUp2Disc"
- Start time Mo - Fr 01:00 am

Now i have the problem that only every second day write an save to tape. I receive every day status that jobs are runs withouts failures, but every second day its writes Zero Data.
How i must change my BackUp Jobs do receive Mo - Fr full backup on tape?

best regards, Juerg

[Shestakov]

Hello Juerg,
The behavior looks unexpected.
Do the source job BackUp Job "BackUp2Disc" create restore points every day?
Thanks!

[matrox65]

Yes, its create restore points every day. I have found https://www.veeam.com/kb2975 and have make this fix. Soon i know more or i must search another solution.

best regards, Juerg

-> Another Question, will the tape automatic overwritten when i use as example the same Media 1 week later? Or i must use an script for this?

[Shestakov]

If you don't set tape protection, the media will be reused.
Is your goal to overwrite tape data or protect it?
Thanks

[matrox65]

I want that the tape will be overwrite

[vladimirh]

Hi,

you use powershell script which run before start backup job:
powershell.exe -Noninteractive -File "C:\Scripts\script.ps1"

script.ps1:

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ASNP VeeamPSSnapin
Get-VBRTapeLibrary | Start-VBRTapeInventory -wait

#Erase Tapes
# $tape = get-VBRTapeMedium
# write-host $tape
# Erase-VBRTapeMedium -Medium $tape -Wait -Confirm:$false

#Erase Tapes
$tape = get-VBRTapeMedium | where {$_.Location.Type -ne "None"}
write-host $tape
Erase-VBRTapeMedium -Medium $tape -Wait -Confirm:$false

[Shestakov]

I want that the tape will be overwrite

If you want to overwrite tapes, set Tape Data Retention option to Do not protect data and tapes allocated to the pool will be overwritten, starting with the tape that stores the oldest archive.

[matrox65]

Hello,
my problem was not fixed. Only every second day i receive a tape writen. On the other day the job finish with status o.k. with following message "No new files to backup per job settings"
What i can do, maybe i change the starting time from my jobs? As example, my backup job on disk starts at 09:00pm and will be finish at 11:15pm. Than my Tape Job starts next day at 01:00am.

@vladimirh -> Can you add in your script as first step initialize the tape?

best regards, Juerg

[Shestakov]

Jobs schedule looks fine.
Since the fix didn't help, could you answer my initial question?

Do the source job BackUp Job "BackUp2Disc" create restore points every day?

[matrox65]

Yes, my source BackUp Job makes every day one restore point.

[Shestakov]

In this case I would contact technical support.
Once you do, please provide the case number here for us to follow the investigation.
Thanks!