Re: Ensure backups are archived prior to deleting from disk

that is my problem too We use arcserv and the linux box doesnt know what is on tape. It may be possible to get a catalogue listing and compare that to what is on disk.

Best Wishes

Howard A. Latham

On 3 January 2018 at 15:39, Jeffrey Beckstrom <JBECKSTROM_at_gcrta.org> wrote:

> We are currently running Oracle on Windows. Veritas BackupExec runs on a
> separate server to copy backups to tape using the Veritas Windows Agent.
> There is ONLY one Veritas backup server and multiple database servers that
> are backed up. The tape drive is ONLY attached to the Veritas server.
>
> We run RMAN backups to disk nightly. Prior to running the backup, all
> existing backup files with the Windows archive bit cleared are deleted.
> Later during the night, Veritas BackupExec copies the backups from disk to
> tape using the Windows agent from Veritas.
>
> With our move to Linux from Windows, how can we ensure that the RMAN
> backups have been archived to another disk location or tape prior to their
> deletion from disk. We envision using Veritas BackupExec with the Linux
> agent to copy the Linux RMAN files to tape/disk. Here again, the Linux
> server will NOT see the tape drive since it is only attached to the Veritas
> backup server.
>
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