These options are effective when the backup destination is a tape device.
Use a separate tape set for each single machine
The preset is: Disabled.
Tapes within one pool can be grouped into so-called tape sets.
If you leave this option disabled, data from different machines will be backed up on all tapes belonging to a pool. If the option is enabled, backups of each machine will be stored on a separate tape set.
The option applies to backing up to a storage node.
Eject tape
The preset is: Disabled.
When this check box is selected, the software will eject tapes after a successful backup and/or when a tape is full.
Always use a free tape
By default, the software tries to write a backup onto a tape containing backups of the same backup chain or archive. If not found, the software searches for a tape of the same tape set. (Tape sets can be determined by tape pools, by the Use a separate tape set for each single machine option or by the Grandfather-Father-Son or Tower of Hanoi backup schemes.) If a tape of the same tape set is not found, the software will try to use a free tape.
You can force using a free tape by changing the following settings.
The preset is: Disabled.
When this option is enabled, each full backup will be written onto a free tape.
The preset is: Disabled.
When this option is enabled, each differential backup will be written onto a free tape. In addition, each full backup will be written onto a free tape. The For each full backup check box becomes selected and disabled.
The preset is: Disabled.
When this option is enabled, each incremental backup will be written onto a free tape. In addition, each full backup and each incremental backup will be written onto a free tape. The For each full backup and For each differential backup check boxes become selected and disabled.
Overwrite a tape in the drive when creating a full backup
The preset is: Disabled.
The option applies only to stand-alone tape drives. When this option is enabled, a tape inserted into a drive will be overwritten every time a full backup is created.