Backup on LTO 6 Tape only 1.5 TB

[BenJo83]

Hello, I have a Problem with a Backup to Tape Job. We bought new LTO 6 Tapes and I added them to the veeam Media Pool. But instead of storing 2,3 TB on a tape, Veeam only stores 1,5 TB on that tape. Any clue what is causing that?

Regards
BenJo83

[Mildur]

Hello Ben

Welcome to the forum.

But instead of storing 2,3 TB on a tape, Veeam only stores 1,5 TB on that tape.

I assume your full backup has only a size of 1.5 TB and the media set was closed after the tape job has written it to the tape.
If you like to confirm it, please open a case with our customer support team to check the logs of your server.

Best,
Fabian

[BenJo83]

HI Fabian,

no the Backup size is 8,8 TB. We are using a Tape Library. I checked in Veeam the properties of the first tape used (the job is still running) and veeam says there are only 3,3 GB free of 2,3 TB. But I checked the files that are stored on the tape and they only sum up to 1,45 TB. But ok then I will open a support case.

Regards BenJo83