Thanks for the link Fabrice, that clears up my questions on unix and
Windows.  Now to figure out how it works for Novell.......

~JK

> "Brochart, Fabrice" wrote:
> 
> Well, it must do cumulative from last successful full backup, that's
> all.
> 
> Archive bit is used only with "windows" servers, modified bit is used
> with Unix server.
> 
> So Veritas advice us (http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/244167.htm)
> to change this for Bill's server, they says that it's best to use
> mtime for backups.
> 
> HTH
> 
> F@b
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Kennedy [mailto:jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com]
> Sent: jeudi 7 mars 2002 17:19
> To: Brochart Fabrice
> Cc: NBU List
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] image question
> 
> Ok, so if I run a full once a week and cumulative incrementals every
> other day, what happens when a full is killed?  Do the backups start
> doing cumulative incrementals from the last good full backup?  Do the
> files that the killed full backup already hit have the archive bit
> reset?  In which case some of the files would be cumulative from last
> good full and some would be cumulative from last killed backup.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> ~JK
> 
> > "Brochart, Fabrice" wrote:
> >
> > Yes, NBU invalidate previous data on tape(s), even if there is a
> span.
> >
> > Well I tested this week with 9840/Switch and 9840/SN6000 .
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > F@brice
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Kennedy [mailto:jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com]
> > Sent: jeudi 7 mars 2002 16:22
> > To: Brochart Fabrice
> > Cc: NBU List
> > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] image question
> >
> > I can do it manually, but does NBU know that the tape is re-useable
> or
> >
> > does it keep it allocated?  I guess I'm wondering if I need to worry
> 
> > about running out of tapes because of failed backups.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > ~JK
> >
> > > "Brochart, Fabrice" wrote:
> > >
> > >         Hi,
> > >
> > > Yes, when you cancel a backup, all data backuped are not validate,
> 
> > so
> > > you can reuse your tape whitout any problems.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Fabrice
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeff Kennedy [mailto:jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com]
> > > Sent: jeudi 7 mars 2002 16:12
> > > To: NBU List
> > > Subject: [Veritas-bu] image question
> > >
> > > Every so often I have to kill a backup that has been running for a
> 
> > > while
> > > and in that time it's used 1 to 3 tapes.  Are those tapes then
> > useable
> > >
> > > by other backups since this backup was considered unsuccessful?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
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