Just an update on this last issue.
I was in contact with support, who confirmed this as an issue in the algorithm that decides what to write to tape.
situation:
- backup to disk job 1 at 19:00
- backup to disk job 2 at 3:00
- both jobs copied to tape at 9:00.
- Every other day, there is no copy to tape for job 1, with a message 'no new restore points for this date'. The restore point on disk is not considered for copying to tape, because there already was a tape backup on the same day, even if the tape copy was made earlier (with data from the previous evening).
- The next day, it works correctly 'no restore point for this day, using the one from the day before'
A hotfix will probably be released.
As a workaround, you can schedule all jobs on the same day, with the tape copy last, but your backup window must allow for this.
I was in contact with support, who confirmed this as an issue in the algorithm that decides what to write to tape.
situation:
- backup to disk job 1 at 19:00
- backup to disk job 2 at 3:00
- both jobs copied to tape at 9:00.
- Every other day, there is no copy to tape for job 1, with a message 'no new restore points for this date'. The restore point on disk is not considered for copying to tape, because there already was a tape backup on the same day, even if the tape copy was made earlier (with data from the previous evening).
- The next day, it works correctly 'no restore point for this day, using the one from the day before'
A hotfix will probably be released.
As a workaround, you can schedule all jobs on the same day, with the tape copy last, but your backup window must allow for this.
Statistics: Posted by patrickds — May 07, 2025 1:04 pm
