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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

 

How to configure Backup Exec to automatically respond to media alerts, including when a backup hangs at 99%, until the user responds to a tape eject

The backup fails to complete because the option Eject Media After Job Completes is selected when performing a backup operation on a tape drive (such as Digital Linear Tape (DLT), Linear Tape-Open (LTO), Travan, and Onstream drives) that requires the user to manually remove the tape after the backup completes or any tape drive (supporting either automatic or manual tape eject) controlled by RAIDirector.

This issue can be resolved by following these steps:

To automatically respond to the media alerts generated during backup or restore operations, one can use BEUtility. Using BEUtility, the following media alerts can be configured to use automatic responses:
a. Media Overwrite
b. Media Remove
c. Media Insert
d. Library Insert
To configure the automated response, follow the steps given below:
1. Browse to \Program files\Veritas\Backup Exec\NT
2. Run BEUtility.exe
3. Add the media server from File | New | New Media Server
4. In BEUtility, select the media server, and from the left pane, click Edit
configuration and set the response for the alerts.
5. Open the Backup Exec interface. Click Alerts | Configure alert
categories
6. Within the Alert Categories dialog window, select the alert category,
and then within the Automatically clear alert after option, specify the
time interval.

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