With Backup Exec, you are not required to select media for jobs; it is done for you by the Advanced Device and Media Management (ADAMM) component. Backup Exec tracks all media that is loaded into attached storage devices, media that is offline, and media that has been placed in media vaults.
The following table lists and describes the Media nodes in the Media view.
Table: A description of media nodes in the Media view
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Media node |
Media node description |
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Lists all media that has been introduced into Backup Exec. Any media that is available for overwriting in backup operations, such as scratch or recyclable media, displays in blue. | |
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Lists default system media sets and media sets that you create. A media set is a set of rules that manage media. These rules include the append and the overwrite protection periods, and vault rules, which allow you to set dates for when media should be moved to or returned from a media vault Media that are associated with a media set are allocated media. Allocated media have current append and overwrite protection periods. Media that are associated with a media set, but have expired overwrite protection periods are recyclable media. | |
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Cleaning Media |
Lists all cleaning media. See Defining a cleaning slot . |
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Imported Media |
Lists all media created by a product other than this installation of Backup Exec. By default, imported media have an overwrite protection period of Infinite, but can still be overwritten if the media overwrite protection level is set to Partial or None. You can overwrite imported media using several methods. Data can be restored from imported media until that media is overwritten. |
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Backup Exec and Windows NT Backup Media |
Lists all media from another installation of Backup Exec. |
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Foreign Media |
Lists all media from a product other than Backup Exec. |
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Lists all media that you have taken out of service, usually because of an excessive number of errors. After a media has been associated with the retired media set, it is not selected for backup jobs by Backup Exec. It is still available for restore operations, if it has not been damaged. Retired Media protects media from being used (overwritten). You can delete media that is in Retired Media to remove it from Backup Exec. You may want to delete media, for example, when you have a lot of offsite media that you do not want to recycle or if you throw away the media. If you decide to use deleted media in Backup Exec, it is recognized as Imported Media and must be cataloged before you can restore from it. | |
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Lists all media that can be overwritten. New, blank, and erased media are automatically associated with the Scratch Media set. | |
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Keep Data for 4 Weeks |
Lists all media that you associate with this media set. As long as you use the backup job defaults that are set when you install Backup Exec, the media set Keep Data for 4 Weeks is the default media set for all backup jobs. This media set protects data from being overwritten for four weeks and allows the media to be appended to for six days. You can edit and rename Keep Data for 4 Weeks after installation. Therefore, it may not continue to appear in the Media view or in the backup job defaults as Keep Data for 4 Weeks. |
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Keep Data Infinitely – Do Not Allow Overwrite |
Lists all media that you associate with this media set. When you associate media with this media set, data is not overwritten unless you perform any of the following actions on the media:
You can append data to this media for an infinite period (until the media is full). You can edit and rename Keep Data Infinitely – Do Not Allow Overwrite after installation. Therefore, tt may not continue to appear in the Media view or in the backup job defaults as Keep Data Infinitely – Do Not Allow Overwrite. |
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Media Location |
Lists the location of media when it is online, offline, or in a user-defined media vault. |
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