How much data these 4 protection groups write to tape (total) on its weekly job?
How many tapes in total is the weekly backup taking?
Can you run the PowerShell script below and post its output?
##################################################################################################
#
# This tool extracts long term configuration from all protection groups and write the output
# @ longterm.txt. Run this script from the DPM bin folder. By default this is under
# c:\program files\microsoft dpm\dpm\bin
#
# Author : Wilson Souza
# Date : 10/19/2011
# Version : 1.4
#
# Change log : 10/19/11 - Version 1.4 - Includes retention goals/encryption information per
# protection group in output file
# Change log : 10/18/11 - Version 1.3 - Checks if protection group that share the same retention goals
# also share encryption settings
# Change log : 06/28/11 - Version 1.2 - Checks which protection groups share the same retention goals
# Change log : 06/23/11 - Version 1.1 - Checks if it is running on a DPM 2007 or DPM 2010
#
##################################################################################################
cls
$confirmpreference='none'
$dpmversion = ((get-process | where {$_.name -eq "msdpm" }).fileversion)
write-host "DPM Version - " $dpmversion "`nCollecting Long Term protection Information. Please wait..." -foreground yellow
$dpmserver = (&hostname)
out-file longterm.txt
$pg = @(get-protectiongroup $dpmserver | where { $_.ProtectionMethod -like "*Long-term using tape*"})
write-host "We have" $pg.count "groups with tape protection"
foreach ($longterm in $pg)
{
"-----------------------------------------------------------`n" | out-file longterm.txt -append
"" | out-file longterm.txt -append
"Protection Group " + $longterm.friendlyname | out-file longterm.txt -append
"" | out-file longterm.txt -append
switch ($dpmversion.substring(0,1))
{
2 { $policySchedule = @(Get-PolicySchedule -ProtectionGroup $longterm -longterm)}
3 { $policySchedule = @(Get-PolicySchedule -ProtectionGroup $longterm -longterm tape)}
default { write-host "NOT TESTED ON THIS DPM VERSION. Exiting script" -foreground red;exit }
}
$tb = Get-TapeBackupOption $longterm;
"Is encryption enabled? " + $tb.OffsiteEncryption | out-file longterm.txt -append
"" | out-file longterm.txt -append
$tb.RetentionPolicy | out-file longterm.txt -append
# $tb = $tb.labelinfo
$label = @($tb.label);
$count = $policySchedule.count -1
while ( $count -ne -1)
{
if ($label[$count].length -eq 0 -or $label[$count].length -eq $null)
{
"Default Label Name" | out-file longterm.txt -append
}
else
{
"Tape Label: " + $label[$count] | out-file longterm.txt -append
}
$policyschedule[$count] | fl * | out-file longterm.txt -append
# (Get-TapeBackupOption $longterm).RetentionPolicy | out-file longterm.txt -append
$count--
}
}
#exit
if ($pg.count -gt 1)
{
$pgcount=0
while ($pgcount -ne ($pg.count-1))
{
$collocation = @($pg[$pgcount].friendlyname)
write-host $pgcount -background green
(Get-TapeBackupOption $pg[$pgcount]).RetentionPolicy | out-file policyretention.txt
(Get-TapeBackupOption $pg[$pgcount]).OffsiteEncryption | out-file policyretention.txt -append
write-host "policyretention.txt" -foreground green
type policyretention.txt
$pgcountinnerloop = 0
while ($pgcountinnerloop -ne $pg.count)
{
write-host $pgcountinnerloop -background yellow
if ($pgcount -eq $pgcountinnerloop) {$pgcountinnerloop++}
(Get-TapeBackupOption $pg[$pgcountinnerloop]).RetentionPolicy | out-file policyretention1.txt
(Get-TapeBackupOption $pg[$pgcountinnerloop]).OffsiteEncryption | out-file policyretention1.txt -append
write-host "policyretention1.txt" -foreground green
type policyretention1.txt
$compare = Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $(get-content policyretention.txt) -DifferenceObject $(Get-content policyretention1.txt)
if ($compare.length -eq $null)
{
if ($pgcountinnerloop -lt $pgcount)
{
Break
}
else
{
$collocation = $collocation + $pg[$pgcountinnerloop].friendlyname
$collocation
write-host "done"
$collocationcount++
}
}
$pgcountinnerloop++
}
if ($collocation.count -gt 1)
{
"-----------------------------------------------------------" | out-file longterm.txt -append
"Protection Groups that can share the same tape based on recovery goals/Encryption:" | out-file longterm.txt -append
" " | out-file longterm.txt -append
write-host $collocation
foreach ($collocation1 in $collocation)
{
$collocation1 | out-file longterm.txt -append
}
}
$pgcount++
}
}
"-----------------------------------------------------------" | out-file longterm.txt -append
$dir = dir longterm.txt; write-host "`nDONE`n`nOutput file Created:" $dir.fullname -foreground yellow
del policyretention*.txt
notepad longterm.txt
Thanks, Wilson Souza - MSFT This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
Full Tape Capacity Not Used
