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Specify Tape Copy Policies - Miscellaneous Options

To perform tape staging backup operations, you can optionally specify policies that control how Arcserve Backup processes backup job data.

To specify miscellaneous options for tape staging backups

1. Open the Backup Manager and select the Policies tab.

   Click Miscellaneous in the policies list.

   Specify the options that follow that you require for the job:

   • Create a makeup job on hold if a data migration job fails--Use this option to direct Arcserve Backup to create makeup jobs on HOLD if data migration (copy to tape) jobs fail.

     A data migration job can fail if a media or tape drive error occurs during the copy to tape operation. Use this option to create a makeup job with a HOLD status that you can change to a READY status after correcting the tape drive or media errors. If an error condition exists, this option minimizes the needs to create tapecopy jobs.

   • Schedule a makeup job for a data migration job if it cannot proceed because the source group or tape is not available--Use this option to direct Arcserve Backup to schedule a makeup job when the source group or tape is not available.

     The source may not be available do to a variety of reasons. For example, the backup phase for the job is not complete, or a hardware problem exists in the tape library or virtual tape library.

     • Reschedule after--Specify how many minutes must elapse before the makeup will be rescheduled.
2. To consolidate the backup data during the migration operation, click the Consolidate data across jobs while copying option and complete the following fields.

   Note: If you want to consolidate data across multiple jobs to the same tape, you should run the backup jobs on the same machine.

   • Copy Method--Specify a copy method (Append or Overwrite) that you want to use for the consolidation operation.

     The method that you specify must be the same for all jobs that you want to consolidate.

     • If you have a requirement to consolidate data across multiple jobs and ship the tapes on a daily basis, you should choose the “Overwrite” option.
     • If you have a requirement to consolidate data across multiple jobs (for daily backups) for the whole week to a single tape and ship the tapes on a weekly basis, you should choose the “Append” option.

     Note: For more information about consolidation options and examples, see Consolidation During Migration.