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How to Create File to Tape Jobs Veeam

Create File to Tape Job

In this article, I will create a file to tape the job using the Veeam new file to Tape Job wizard.

1- Select the Home tab, right-click the Jobs tab, and select Tape Job and then Select Files to Tape.

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2- New file to tape job wizard, under the Name field, type a name for the file to tape job. Under the Description option, type a description of the file to tape the job and then click next.

new file to tape wizard veeam

3- File to tape, (Files and Folders) step of the wizard, click the Add button.

new file to tape add file and folder

4- Select file or folder windows pop up, From the Server drop-down list; select a Windows Server the one you want to backup files or folders. Select files & folders that you need to backup and then click on ok.

new file to tape select file and folder

5- If you want to back up files and folders from a Windows server or Linux server, first make sure you have added as a managed server to the Veeam backup infrastructure.
If you want to back up files and folders from an SMB server or NFS share, and then make sure you have added as a file share to the inventory.
Now in the Files and Folders windows, you use the Up and Down buttons on your right side menu to move sources up or down.

new file to tape add file and folder

6- Select Include masks & Exclude masks fields to filter the file & folder contents and then click ok

new file to tape include exclude

7- Select Next.

new file to tape add file and folder

Media pool for full backup

8- New file to tape job wizard, Full Backup options. Select a media pool that you want to use for full backups.
If you need to create a new media pool click here.
Backup schedule option select the Run the full backup automatically checkbox to specify the full backup schedule and click next

new file to tape media pool

9- Incremental Backup option, Select a media pool that will use for incremental backups.
Backup schedule, select the Run incremental backup automatically checkbox and specify the schedule for the incremental backup.

new file to tape incremental

10- Select Microsoft volume shadow copy (VSS) to enable backup of files with the help of Microsoft shadow volume copies.
Select Eject media upon job completion option if you want tape automatically eject from the drive.
Select Advanced

new file to tape wizard options

11- At the advanced settings. Then select the Notifications tab, Configure e-mail notification and then click ok

file to tape wizard advanced

12- Select the Run the job when I click Finish option if you need to start file to tape job right and then click the Finish button.

new file to tape wizard summary

13- Now files and folder job has been created and running

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14- Veeam files and folder to tape successfully completed

veeam job progress completed

15- After the file and folder to tape job completes. Select Tape Infrastructure, select Media Pool and then click properties.

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16- Select the Files tab, expand the Tape node and locate the files archive.

veeam tape properties

For more details please visit Veeam

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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