How do you repeat a scheduled backup of a protection group if the first backup attempt failed (e.g. if there were no tapes in the library, or if there was an intermittent failure in the library or drive).
I know that you can force a backup of single protected element in the console by selecting "Create Recovery Point – Tape" in the context menu, but how do you force a tape backup of a whole protection group?
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DISCLAIMER!! These are cleaned up versions of what I actually use, I have not had a need to test these cleaned versions, so they probably contain an error or two. My apologies! Please comment/edit/anything if do find a mistake so others don't have to fix it again.
If you want to create a new backup (what's currently on the protected server)
Open the DPM Shell and paste this script:
It will ask for the name of the Server and Protection Group to be backed up.
If you want to copy a disk backup to tape media (for the whole protection group)
Open the DPM Shell and paste this script:
Note: If you know what you're doing, the basic structure of the above script is: