"K.Sato" wrote:

Sorry, forgot to add that I am using v.7.3 b.2575. on NT4.
To clarify my question, I would like the backup jobs to
append to the tape until the tape is full and then rewind
to the beginning of the tape and have new appends overwrite
from the beginning. Is this possible.??



>
>Thanks for your earlier answer!
>
>Another question: If I choose to 'append to media,
>overwrite if no appendable media available'
>
>Does the backup append to the end of the tape and then
>rewind to the beginning of the tape and overwrite? I
>would like to be able to do this so that I don't have to
>put in another tape. It's not clear from the manual
>whether BE does do this.
>
>Thanks in advance!

On 14 Jun 2001 19:06:29 -0400, "K.Sato" wrote:

>Does the backup append to the end of the tape and then
>rewind to the beginning of the tape and overwrite?

No be will not overwrite a tape thats has current sessions on it, if a
append time has enden for at tape it will change to overwrite mode.

> I
>would like to be able to do this so that I don't have to
>put in another tape.

Not possible unless you start with a overwrite.

>It's not clear from the manual
>whether BE does do this.

as above

Thanks. I have no overwrite protection on so there are
no media sets that are protected. If I choose 'append to
media, overwrite if no appendable media available' Wouldn't
the tape then rewind to the beginning of the tape and then
overwrite?


Flemming Riis wrote:
>On 14 Jun 2001 19:06:29 -0400, "K.Sato" wrote:
>
>>Does the backup append to the end of the tape and then
>>rewind to the beginning of the tape and overwrite?
>
>No be will not overwrite a tape thats has current sessions on it, if a
>append time has enden for at tape it will change to overwrite mode.
>
>> I
>>would like to be able to do this so that I don't have to
>>put in another tape.
>
>Not possible unless you start with a overwrite.
>
>>It's not clear from the manual
>>whether BE does do this.
>
>as above
>

no it will not overwrite the same backup job adn as long as the job is set
to append it will not overwrite if there appendable media.
"K.Sato" wrote in message news:3b294375$1@hronntp01....
>
> Thanks for your earlier answer!
>
> Another question: If I choose to 'append to media,
> overwrite if no appendable media available'
>
> Does the backup append to the end of the tape and then
> rewind to the beginning of the tape and overwrite? I
> would like to be able to do this so that I don't have to
> put in another tape. It's not clear from the manual
> whether BE does do this.
>
> Thanks in advance!