Tape rotation scheme

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I've been using Networker for the better part of twelve years now. We have a new IT manager who comes from a Backup Exec environment and insists on using a GFS (Grandfather, Father, Son) rotation schedule. Says that's the industry standard. He likes to name the tapes in a descriptive manner per backup session. I've tried to explain the method of unique tape volume names, and that the labeling of a volume has nothing to due with the backup scheme, but I can't get through to him. We have many tapes that permit about a years worth of history, but he insists that we only need to keep a short period of time (3-6 months) of backup data. Is there any documentation that can bolster my case to use the methods as described in the Networker documentation? Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ron

ble1 · Answer

Get yourself new IT manager.No product is the same. Trying to fit one product into other's shoes is bad thing to do. If he is not capable of earning new things and get work with them perhaps he should get another position. There are many standards out there... each product is standard for itself these days...

Ulik1 · Answer

Hi all,Is Networker supports the 'Incremented media' rotation scheme?

rogier1 · Answer

From the manual:In general, EMC recommends a backup policy that consists of:- A full backup every month- A differential backup (level 1) every weekend between full backups- Incremental backups between differentialsIn terms of recoverability speeds, this backup policy works as well as afull backup every weekend and incremental backups between fulls,while providing significant advantages because less data is backed up ona daily basis, which means less backup target capacity is being used.This decreases the chances of backup failures and makes cloning muchmore affordable.

ble1 · Answer

Is Networker supports the 'Incremented media'rotation scheme? What would be that?

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