Specifying a tape set

The operation allows you to specify a tape set for tapes.

A tape set is a group of tapes within one pool.

Unlike specifying tape sets in the backup options, where you can use variables, here you can specify only a string value.

Perform this operation if you want the software to back up to specific tapes according to a certain rule (for example, if you want to store Monday's backups on Tape 1, Tuesday's backups on Tape 2, etc). Specify a certain tape set for each of the required tapes, and then specify the same tape set or use proper variables in the backup options.

For the above example, specify tape set Monday for Tape 1, Tuesday for Tape 2, etc. In the backup options, specify [Weekday]. In this case, a proper tape will be used on the respective day of the week.

To specify a tape set for one or several tapes

1. Click Settings > Tape management.
2. Select the machine or the storage node to which your tape device is attached, and then click Tape pools under this machine.
3. Click the pool that contains the necessary tapes, and then select the required tapes.
4. Click Tape set.
5. Type the tape set name. If another tape set is already specified for the selected tapes, it will be replaced. If you want to exclude the tapes from the tape set without specifying another one, delete the existing tape set name.
6. Click Save to save the changes.