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 Backups with Manually Changed Media (Succeeding Medium) 

You can use the Backup Wizard to back up data interactively. The Backup Wizard may prompt you to change the backup medium (use a succeeding medium).

Prerequisites

You have started a backup to a single backup medium or a backup to a group of parallel backup media.

The capacity of the backup medium or backup media inserted is not sufficient for the selected backup. The bar that shows the progress of the backup stops before reaching 100%.

The Backup Wizard prompts you to insert the succeeding medium.

Succeeding Medium is Tape

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       1.      Insert the next tape.

       2.      Ensure that the tape that has just been written is stored in a safe place and that the right tape has been inserted.

       3.      Continue with the backup.

We recommend you specify the exact capacity of the medium when defining the medium. As long as the tape device driver gives a reliable indication of when the end of the tape is reached, the Database Manager GUI reacts as described even when Size = 0.
If the end of the tape is not recognized correctly, the message
Writing Error is displayed. Even when this happens you can continue as described in steps 1-3.

Succeeding Medium is a File

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       1.      Under New Location, enter the name and full path of the file to which you want to make the backup.

       2.      Continue with the backup.

Repeat the procedure until the backup has been completed.

You cannot start a new backup while another backup is running.

 

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