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Hello, we have SBS203 and HP DAT 160 GB tape. We have used NTBackup for daily full backups (Monday-Friday). We had 10 tapes to circulate (meaning we were able to restore data from a tape which is 14 days old) - SCENARIO 1.<br />
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Recently we have reached our data tape limitation 160 GB and had to find out a solution for more data to backup. Our management decided to buy new QNAP_NAS_TS-459-Pro-II with 4x1.5 TB discs - SCENARIO 2. <br />
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I configurated a backup wizard (NTBackup) to create a full backup to NAS share folder. The only difference between SCENARIO 1 and SCENARIO 2 is that SCENARIO 2 backup is stored to NAS and NOT on tapes. All other backup configuration in SCENARIO 2 remains the same as in SCENARIO 1.<br />
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The first backup on SCENARIO 2 has been created successfully. However, each day the backup file (*.bkf) is overwritten with the new one. So to my knowledge, it will not be possible to restore data from older backups as it was possible when using a few days old data stored on tapes.<br />
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The question is, how to implement backup SCENARIO 1 where backup location is on NAS and that NTBackup will overwrite only those *.bkf files which are older than 14 days?<br />
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Thanks in advice.
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Hello, we have SBS203 and HP DAT 160 GB tape. We have used NTBackup for daily full backups (Monday-Friday). We had 10 tapes to circulate (meaning we were able to restore data from a tape which is 14 days old) - SCENARIO 1.

Recently we have reached our data tape limitation 160 GB and had to find out a solution for more data to backup. Our management decided to buy new QNAP_NAS_TS-459-Pro-II with 4x1.5 TB discs - SCENARIO 2. 

I configurated a backup wizard (NTBackup) to create a full backup to NAS share folder. The only difference between SCENARIO 1 and SCENARIO 2 is that SCENARIO 2 backup is stored to NAS and NOT on tapes. All other backup configuration in SCENARIO 2 remains the same as in SCENARIO 1.

The first backup on SCENARIO 2 has been created successfully. However, each day the backup file (*.bkf) is overwritten with the new one. So to my knowledge, it will not be possible to restore data from older backups as it was possible when using a few days old data stored on tapes.

The question is, how to implement backup SCENARIO 1 where backup location is on NAS and that NTBackup will overwrite only those *.bkf files which are older than 14 days?

Thanks in advice.

Implement rotating NTBackup on NAS

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.

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