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Thanks, I think that was it. &nbsp;I am going to leave this question open for a week or so in case there is a problem, then I will follow-up.<br />
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Here is another question in the meantime, when the NAS fills up, will Backup Exec automatically write over the oldest backups or is there some place I need to tell it that?<br />
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Thanks
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Thanks, I think that was it.  I am going to leave this question open for a week or so in case there is a problem, then I will follow-up.

Here is another question in the meantime, when the NAS fills up, will Backup Exec automatically write over the oldest backups or is there some place I need to tell it that?

Thanks

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Go into Tools/Options/Media Management. Make sure to have the &quot;Overwrite recyclable media in the targeted media set before scratch media&quot; selected.<br />
Then anytime a piece of media reached reaches the end of the overwrite protection period, it will be reused.
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Go into Tools/Options/Media Management. Make sure to have the "Overwrite recyclable media in the targeted media set before scratch media" selected.
Then anytime a piece of media reached reaches the end of the overwrite protection period, it will be reused.

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I'm backing up to a Network Attached Storage box. &nbsp;I have two servers running Backup Exec 10. &nbsp;One server is backing up just fine to the NAS. &nbsp;The other throws up this error:<br />
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No appendable media could be mounted.<br />
Switching to overwrite operation on scratch media.<br />
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The backup completes just fine after this error, but it overwrites the previous backup and I want it to append.
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I'm backing up to a Network Attached Storage box.  I have two servers running Backup Exec 10.  One server is backing up just fine to the NAS.  The other throws up this error:

No appendable media could be mounted.
Switching to overwrite operation on scratch media.

The backup completes just fine after this error, but it overwrites the previous backup and I want it to append.

Backup Exec is not appending backups

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.