Auto Pilot daily log

This log helps you manage your Auto Pilot backups. It gives you information about your previous backup and helps you prepare for your next backup. Each Auto Pilot set has its own Daily Log. The log is divided into three sections.

The first section gives you the information you need to label your tapes from the last backup that was performed. This information includes the set name, tape name, and backup type. We recommend that you put all of this information, exactly as it appears, on a label on your tape.

The second section informs you when the next Auto Pilot backup is scheduled and tells you which tapes are needed. If you will need to overwrite an existing tape, the name and the date of this tape will be listed. Any tapes that should be retired are listed as well.

The third section contains details about the last backup. The date and time of the backup as well as the details of the backup are listed. Any errors that occurred and re-scheduling of makeup jobs are also included.

All Auto Pilot Daily Log files have a .dly extension. The file name is the set name.

When you go to view this log you will be asked to select which Auto Pilot set's Daily Log you would like to see.

Unless you are the root user, when you view this log you will only see information about the Auto Pilot jobs you submitted. The root user will see information about all of the Auto Pilot jobs, regardless of who submitted them.

If you are running Auto Pilot jobs, you should look at this log each day so that you can physically label your tapes and retrieve the tape that is needed next.


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