GFS Daily Tapejob not every day

[matthiasv]

Is there a way to exclude days in the GFS Daily tapejob?

We have the problem, that we run weekly/monthly/quaterly/yearly job on sunday. But at saterday, there is no employee at work to change the tape. So that we have to insert the weekly/monthly/quaterly/yearly tape on friday. But in that case, veeam would try to write the daily tapejob from saturday to the weekly/monthly/quaterly/yearly tape.

Is there a way to solve this issue?

Best regards,
Matthias

[Shestakov]

Hello Matthias and welcome to the community!
You can choose particular tapes to be used for daily and weekly/monthly/yearly media sets.
Thanks!

[matthiasv]

Hi Shestakov,
yes, i have choosen particular tapes for each type of GFS Tapes, but we have a single tape drive. And when i insert the daily tape for saturday, then the weekly backup on sunday doesnt have a type. When i insert the weekly tape for sunday, then the daily backup on saturday doesnt have a tape.
Do you know if i can solve this issue?

Best regars, and thanks for your answer,
Matthias

[Shestakov]

How about skipping daily tape backups on Saturdays?

[matthiasv]

Is there a way to configure that skipping?

[Shestakov]

There is no UI option, however workaround with powershell script may work. Which will disable the job after Friday run and enable it back on Sunday.

[Adrian1980]

Buying a (small) Tape-Library makes life much easier.

[Shestakov]

Good point, Adrian