Data Protector Express User Guide (TC330-96005, September 2011)

Contents
1 Overview..................................................................................................5
Concepts.................................................................................................................................5
A Simple, Immediate Backup......................................................................................................7
Restore to a Different Location....................................................................................................8
2 Administering Backup...............................................................................10
Using the Administrator...........................................................................................................10
Using Quick Access from Taskbar.............................................................................................12
About the Data Protector Express Service...................................................................................14
3 Configuring Backup Jobs...........................................................................16
Selecting Files........................................................................................................................16
Selecting Devices....................................................................................................................16
Encryption.............................................................................................................................17
Configuration.........................................................................................................................17
Advanced Settings..................................................................................................................21
4 Configuring Restore and Verify Jobs............................................................23
Selecting Files........................................................................................................................23
Selecting Devices....................................................................................................................25
Configuration.........................................................................................................................25
Advanced Settings..................................................................................................................25
5 Working With Devices..............................................................................28
Selecting Devices for Jobs........................................................................................................28
Device Properties....................................................................................................................28
Device Commands..................................................................................................................29
Working with Tape Libraries.....................................................................................................32
Sharing storage devices on a SAN...........................................................................................34
6 Scheduling, Rotations, and Media Management...........................................35
Backup Schedule Considerations..............................................................................................35
Scheduling Concepts..............................................................................................................36
Media Rotation Types..............................................................................................................38
Running Jobs with Rotations.....................................................................................................39
7 Encryption and Compression......................................................................40
8 Working with Third-Party Applications.........................................................43
Microsoft Exchange Server.......................................................................................................43
Configuring a Microsoft Exchange Server..............................................................................43
Backing up Microsoft Exchange Server.................................................................................44
Restoring Microsoft Exchange Databases..............................................................................45
Disaster Recovery with Microsoft Exchange Server..................................................................46
Mailbox Backup and Recovery............................................................................................47
Working with Microsoft SQL Server...........................................................................................49
Microsoft SQL server concepts.............................................................................................50
Configuring the Microsoft SQL Server...................................................................................50
Backing up Microsoft SQL Server.........................................................................................51
Microsoft SQL Server Databases and the backup mode......................................................52
Using Data Protector Express with SQL Server’s Backup Routine...........................................52
Restoring Microsoft SQL Server............................................................................................52
Restoring Microsoft SQL Server user databases......................................................................53
Restoring Microsoft SQL Server master databases...................................................................54
Restoring Microsoft SQL Server 2000 master databases..........................................................54
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