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Backup Tape Question
LockedI am currently using a Dell PowerVault 110T with a DLT IV data cartridge 40-80GB tape using Veritas Backup Exec 8.6 on a Windows NT server. My question is:
When I run backups, it does about 64GB, then starts asking for a second tape. Once I insert a second tape, it will continue until finished. The finished number of bytes backed up is 69GB. Because the tape can hold ~80GB compressed, why should I need to put in a second tape if it is only using 69GB? Overwrite is on and append is not selected.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!