Set the number of media copies for Remote Storage

Remote Storage automatically archives data to removable media from a managed NTFS volume. The service migrates files when they have not been accessed for an extended period of time or when a managed disk drops below a percentage of free disk space (as designated by the administrator).

If volumes are backed up using NTBackup or third-party backup software, administrators are advised not to back up remote storage data from remote media, since this will result in only a single copy of the migrated data being stored on the remote storage media.

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ingle copy of the media master set is made, the remote storage media data would be lost if a site failure occurred. To prevent this, all remote storage media master sets should be copied up to two times for redundancy and offsite storage. To enable remote storage master media set copies, at least two or more drives enabled for Remote Storage must be available.

To set the number of media copies for Remote Storage, follow these seven steps: About the author: Rahul Shah currently works at a software firm in India, where he is a systems administrator maintaining Windows servers. He has also worked for various software firms in testing and analytics, and also has experiences deploying client/server applications in different Windows configurations.

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