GFS media naming conventions

When media is assigned to a GFS rotation media pool, ARCserveIT automatically assigns a name to the media using the user-defined Media Pool Name Prefix, then labels the media with the backup type, date, and usage. This media naming convention allows administrators to easily identify backup media. Media for GFS rotation schemes is automatically named using the following syntax:

The following table describes the naming GFS syntax in more detail:

Object	Information
Backup Type	"F" - full backup "I" - incremental backup "D" - differential backup "W" - weekly backup "M" - monthly backup
User-defined Media Pool Name Prefix	The name you assigned to the media pool for your GFS Rotation scheme.
Day of the week	An abbreviation for the day of the week on which the job was performed.
Date	The date on which the backup was performed in mm/dd/yy format.

For example, the media used for the first backup in your rotation scheme will have the following name:

When using ARCserveIT's GFS feature you are not allowed to change the naming convention for the media within the GFS pools.